Menna
The ancient Egyptian official named Menna carried a number of titles associated with the agricultural estates of the temple of Karnak and the king. Information about Menna comes primarily from his richly decorated tomb in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd al-Qurna at Thebes.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Menna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The ancient Egyptian official named Menna carried a number of titles associated with the agricultural estates of the temple of Karnak and the king. Information about Menna comes primarily from his richly decorated tomb in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd al-Qurna at Thebes.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Menna
The earliest SSA record of Menna as a baby girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Menna — #5,790 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Menna on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Menna ranks #9,418 for baby girls with 8 births, rising sharply (+15% over the past five years). All told, over 230 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Where is Menna most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Italy35%
- Argentina25%
- Egypt24%
- Finland10%
- United States6%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Menna
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About the name Menna
Menna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 230 births in the dataset. Menna's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,790. Use the chart and map above to compare Menna'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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