Manish

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Meaning

Manish is a common Hindu masculine given name that literally means "The God of the Mind" or the one who has controlled and mastered one's mind, derived from the Sanskrit words "man" which means Mind and "ish" which refers to God or master.

From Wikipedia

Manish first appears in the data in 1968 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1975 with 30 babies (rank #1,688 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Manish

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

537
Total babies (all years)
50
Years in the data
30
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
19685#4,519
196910#2,984
197015#2,465
197120#2,095
197214#2,616
197320#2,093
197421#2,092
197530#1,688
197618#2,471
197714#2,996
197820#2,339
197923#2,206
198022#2,333
198114#3,145
198218#2,659
198314#3,169
19849#4,421
198512#3,721
198612#3,794
198710#4,455
19885#8,058
198914#3,940
199012#4,570
19915#9,089
19927#7,131
19949#6,162
19957#7,499
19977#7,809
19985#10,673
199910#6,331
20005#11,510
200111#6,286
200214#5,304
20037#9,269
20046#10,843
200513#6,092
20067#10,246
20076#11,827
20085#13,840
20097#10,589
20105#13,530
20116#11,749
20125#13,493
20136#11,639
20146#11,624
20156#11,592
20165#13,475
20185#13,412
20205#13,336
20225#13,609