Mana
Meaning
love (愛) or a compound like 真奈; also an English-language loanword in its own right; "mana" (spiritual power) entered English from Polynesian languages and is used as a first name in Hawaii and beyond
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mana has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
147 people · the #31,519 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 28
Among people named Mana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mana
Most people given the name Mana in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mana deep dive
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