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Manav

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Manav has been given to about 744 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 715
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Manav per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 65
  • Born in 20255
  • All time744
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Manav?

Its best year was 2000, when 65 babies were given the name, ranking 1735th. The typical living American called Manav is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Manav

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pranav0.75
  2. Aarav0.65
  3. Maynard0.58
  4. Makai0.55
  5. Manny0.53
  6. Magnus0.51
  7. Matias0.47
  8. Marshall0.46

Middle names for Manav

Ranked by flow score
  1. Manav John0.77
  2. Manav Lee0.77
  3. Manav Dean0.76
  4. Manav Bryce0.76
  5. Manav Ross0.76
  6. Manav Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Manav

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.80
  2. Isabelasister · 0.80
  3. Hallesister · 0.80
  4. Anahisister · 0.80
  5. Tracebrother · 0.77
  6. Campbelleither · 0.77

Where Manav is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Manav Anderson0.74
    2. Manav White0.72
    3. Manav Reyes0.72
    4. Manav Nguyen0.72
    5. Manav Lee0.72
    6. Manav Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Manav

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.