Manus
Manus is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Manus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Manus is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Manus
Manus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1929: 9 births, good for #2,766 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Manuss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2006 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 125 Manuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Manus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Manus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Mághnus
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About the name Manus
Manus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 125 births in the dataset. Manus's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #2,766. Use the chart and map above to compare Manus'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.