Manase
Manase is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa in the political district of Gagaifomauga. It has a population of 123.
Meaning & Origin of Manase
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Manase is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa in the political district of Gagaifomauga. It has a population of 123.
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The Story of Manase
The earliest SSA record of Manase as a baby boy name dates back to 1997, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Manase — #9,864 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Manase on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Manase last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 53 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Manase
Manase is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Manase's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #9,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Manase's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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