Manasseh

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Manasses or Manasseh is a biblical Hebrew name for men. It is the given name of seven individuals of the Bible, the name of a tribe of Israel, and the name of one of the apocryphal writings. The name is also used in the modern world.

From Wikipedia

Manasseh first appears in the data in 1974 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 29 babies (rank #3,847 that year). In 2024 it was given to 29 boys (rank #3,847). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Manasseh

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Manasseh yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

559
Total babies (all years)
37
Years in the data
29
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19745#5,700
19765#6,140
19786#5,516
19889#5,058
19916#7,877
19928#6,468
199410#5,733
19958#6,757
19966#8,592
199715#4,389
199811#5,697
199911#5,903
200016#4,712
200114#5,309
200212#5,940
200316#4,960
200417#4,921
200511#6,930
200620#4,621
20079#8,658
200818#5,186
200913#6,678
201012#6,944
201116#5,582
201223#4,338
201315#5,826
201426#3,973
201518#5,199
201626#4,056
201723#4,415
201822#4,556
201920#4,904
202019#4,965
202117#5,474
202219#5,146
202323#4,552
202429#3,847