Manu
Meaning
traditional Akan birth-order name given to the second-born child
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Manu has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
1,189 people · the #7,365 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 166,667 · median age 5
Among people named Manu living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 509 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Manu
Most people given the name Manu in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Manu deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Manu truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Manu fits with your family’s names and surname.
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