Mana

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A few things about Mana you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mana

Mana Iwabuchi

Japanese association football player

Choose Mana and your child shares a first name with Mana Iwabuchi, a Japanese association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mana, like who?” Mana Iwabuchi's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 67,114 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Mana, 24 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mana would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMana first shows up in US birth records in 1917, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 108 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1917, when it reached #3,344.
• 📈Then vs nowMana is 3.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 227,273 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 67,114.
• 🚀TrendMana has climbed 1,391 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,238. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlMana is given to both boys and girls: 80% of the 30 babies named Mana in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Mana

Mana is a gender-neutral name of Dutch origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-ana”. US birth records list Mana for girls from 1917 to 2025, in 49 of those 109 years. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked #3,344 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,238, with 24 babies. Of the 30 US babies named Mana in 2025, 80% were girls and 20% were boys.

Origin:Dutch names