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Manu

/ˈmɑnu/ · 99% boys · 23 born in 2025

Manu has been given to about 706 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑnu/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 673
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Manu per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 27
  • Born in 202523
  • All time706
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Manu?

Its best year was 2006, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 3741st. The typical living American called Manu is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Manu

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Magnus0.72
  2. Keanu0.65
  3. Manuel0.60
  4. Manny0.61
  5. Marcus0.53
  6. Markus0.53
  7. Maddux0.53
  8. Mark0.45

Middle names for Manu

Ranked by flow score
  1. Manu Paul0.83
  2. Manu John0.83
  3. Manu Lee0.83
  4. Manu Dean0.82
  5. Manu Blake0.82
  6. Manu Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Manu

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Samirasister · 0.84
  2. Yehudabrother · 0.84
  3. Francobrother · 0.84
  4. Andiesister · 0.83
  5. Keziahsister · 0.83
  6. Hassanbrother · 0.83

Where Manu is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Manu White0.78
    2. Manu Reyes0.78
    3. Manu Lee0.78
    4. Manu Hill0.78
    5. Manu Hall0.78
    6. Manu Green0.78

    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 Manu

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.