Girls' name · since 1989
Manasa
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 283 babies named Manasa, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
283 girls have been named Manasa since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Manasa has 283 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2021.
- #16,418 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 283 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manasa ranks #16,418 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 283 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 283
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Manasa's 283 recorded births place it above 77.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Manasa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Manasa's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Manasa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Manasa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (160 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Manasa's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Manasa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 160 births (57% of all-time use).
Manasa by state
Where Manasa concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 6.0% |
17 of 283 births nationwide.
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What to do with Manasa's data
- Manasa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Manasas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manasa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Manasa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.