Mani
Mani is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hinduism, Persian.
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Telugu
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Mani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mani is a name with multiple cultural origins: Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hinduism, Persian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Hinduism
- Persian
The Story of Mani
As a girl name
American parents first put Mani on the record books as a girl name in 2005, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 5 Manis were born — ranking #16,460 that year. About 50% of every Mani on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Mani last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mani on the record books as a boy name in 1991, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 12 Manis were born — ranking #6,460 that year. About 34% of every Mani on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Mani last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 115 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mani
Mani is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 115 births in the dataset. Mani's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #6,460. Use the chart and map above to compare Mani'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.