Manaswini
Manaswini is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and written by Parappurath. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Sarada and Sukumari. It is based on Sanskar Lakshmi, a play written by Prafulla Desai. The film was released on 13 April 1960.
Meaning & Origin of Manaswini
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Manaswini is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and written by Parappurath. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Sarada and Sukumari. It is based on Sanskar Lakshmi, a play written by Prafulla Desai. The film was released on 13 April 1960.
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The Story of Manaswini
Manaswini first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 6 births, good for #13,595 nationwide. About 66% of every Manaswini on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Manaswini last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Manaswini
Manaswini is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Manaswini's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #13,595. Use the chart and map above to compare Manaswini'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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