Recorded 1994–2011 Girls' name Peak 2001 187 births

Manasi — girls' name

187 babies named Manasi in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s322000s1402010s15
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Manasi was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

26 babies were named Manasi in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Manasi

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Manasi between 1994 and 2011, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manasi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Manasi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Manasi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Manasi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Manasi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Manasi at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

187

Since 1994

18 years of records

Peak year

2001

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1994

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2011

Manasi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1994

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
26
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
051015202530 201120092007200520032001199919961994 5

Manasi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
140 births that decade — 75% of Manasi's all-time total
1990s322000s1402010s15

Manasi by state

Where Manasi concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Manasi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 9.6%
#2 New Jersey
6 3.2%
California share of Manasi's total US births 9.6%
Even split

18 of 187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Manasi?
187 babies have been named Manasi since 1994. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 26 births.
When was Manasi most popular?
Manasi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Manasi most popular?
The top states for the name Manasi are California (18 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Manasi been used?
Manasi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 18 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Manasi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mandy, Manuela, Mandi, Manda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.