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The baby name Man is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/mæn/', "Cantonese (romanized 'Man')": '/mɐn/ (approx.)', 'Vietnamese (Man/Mẫn)': '/man/ (approx.)', 'Sanskrit/Indic element': '/mən/ or /man/ (approx.)'}.

Man is Cantonese, Chinese, English, Sanskrit, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Cantonese, Chinese, English, Sanskrit, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: {'English': '/mæn/', "Cantonese (romanized 'Man')": '/mɐn/ (approx.)', 'Vietnamese (Man/Mẫn)': '/man/ (approx.)', 'Sanskrit/Indic element': '/mən/ or /man/ (approx.)'}

What is the meaning of the name Man ?

The baby name Man is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/mæn/', "Cantonese (romanized 'Man')": '/mɐn/ (approx.)', 'Vietnamese (Man/Mẫn)': '/man/ (approx.)', 'Sanskrit/Indic element': '/mən/ or /man/ (approx.)'}.

Man is Cantonese, Chinese, English, Sanskrit, Vietnamese in Origin.

Man is a cross‑cultural given name and element with several roots. In English it echoes the Old English mann “person, human,” sometimes adopted as a minimalist word‑name. In Cantonese romanization, Man transcribes multiple characters - including 文 “cultured; literature,” 敏 “quick, clever,” 萬 “ten thousand,” and 民 “people” - appearing alone or in compounds; the same characters are Wen, Min, Wan, and Min in Mandarin. In South Asia (notably Nepal and parts of North India), Man derives from Sanskrit man/manas “mind; heart,” used independently or in compounds. Vietnamese forms like Mẫn may appear as Man when diacritics are omitted.

Usage spans the Chinese diaspora (Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas records), South Asian naming compounds (Man Bahadur, Manpreet), and modern English word‑name trends, with unisex use in Chinese contexts. Variants and related spellings include Maan, Mann, and Manh (Vietnamese, distinct), and compound forms such as Man‑Wai or Man‑Ho.

Man has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Man

Man Singh I Royal · Born 1550 Man Singh I was best known as a powerful Rajput ruler of Amber and a leading general and governor in the Mughal Empire. He ruled Amber from 1589 to 1614 and also served as Subahdar of Bihar, Bengal, and Kabul during his long imperial career.

Man – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH 0 #3 1 102
KH Boys 0 #5 5 270
MO 0 #9 44 2,706
MO Boys 0 #10 540 5,842
HK Boys 0 #11 5,942 12,905
DJ 0 #17 1 322
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
DJ Girls 0 #19 10 488
MV 0 #19 1 644
MY Boys 0 #22 9,663 25,439
KR Boys 0 #25 3 897
ET Boys 0 #26 2 678
BN 0 #27 6 2,297
TM Boys 0 #34 3 614
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
MO Girls 0 #44 315 7,056
BN Boys 0 #47 96 6,332
HK Girls 0 #49 2,585 16,104
HK 0 #59 506 8,483
LU 0 #62 5 2,830
AF 0 #70 7 1,883
MV Boys 0 #73 7 3,375
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
LT 0 #86 3 949
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
QA 0 #98 9 7,011
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
BN Girls 0 #108 7 5,459
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
LT Boys 0 #112 40 2,166
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
OM 0 #116 6 6,215
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
BW Boys 0 #124 26 4,685
CY Boys 0 #129 3 3,473
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
MY 0 #160 184 12,352
AE 0 #164 14 10,220
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HU Boys 0 #166 9 3,954
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
MT Boys 0 #172 8 4,064
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
AO Boys 0 #192 51 5,568
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
TW Boys 0 #204 38 7,111
SI Boys 0 #207 5 3,402
BD 0 #210 18 5,992
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
GH 0 #217 27 5,396
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
CN Boys 0 #232 91 9,639
SG 0 #236 34 11,010
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
AF Boys 0 #239 32 3,535
EC Boys 0 #241 6 3,322
GH Boys 0 #242 106 8,138
JP Girls 0 #244 8 6,592
KZ Boys 0 #246 44 6,578
NA Boys 0 #248 6 6,830
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
QA Boys 0 #254 610 18,093
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
TW Girls 0 #263 14 8,139
SA 0 #264 32 10,560
AL Boys 0 #265 34 5,122
QA Girls 0 #265 52 15,378
NG 0 #266 7 5,926
GR Boys 0 #267 7 6,912
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
JP Boys 0 #280 18 7,909
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
CN Girls 0 #282 68 8,829
JM Boys 0 #285 9 6,876
SG Boys 0 #287 545 17,960
Canada Girls 2000 #288 5 2,355
MU Boys 0 #297 61 8,477
Canada Boys 1996 #298 5 1,867
CZ Boys 0 #299 7 6,530
PL Boys 0 #322 14 6,459
KZ Girls 0 #325 8 5,862
DK Boys 0 #326 7 7,401
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
GH Girls 0 #329 9 6,973
MU Girls 0 #329 23 8,539
PH Boys 0 #331 53 11,440
JO Boys 0 #332 46 7,057
SD Girls 0 #332 14 7,678
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PT Boys 0 #339 29 7,951
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
OM Girls 0 #354 43 15,987
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
YE 0 #367 15 8,639
BH 0 #369 186 17,937
BD Girls 0 #373 14 8,413
SD Boys 0 #377 69 10,523
EG 0 #387 14 6,387
Germany 0 #389 49 2,542
UY Boys 0 #390 10 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #396 47 2,180
RU Boys 0 #403 103 12,621
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
IR Boys 0 #409 150 10,162
KW Boys 0 #413 389 18,755
Finland Boys 0 #414 14 2,041
KW Girls 0 #417 99 19,177
PH Girls 0 #422 8 13,098
ZA 0 #429 19 14,421
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
Spain 0 #436 17 2,326
MX 0 #440 6 8,339
SA Boys 0 #444 2,636 28,008
LY 0 #454 82 12,703
MY Girls 0 #459 666 24,821
CR Boys 0 #460 28 10,188
PA Boys 0 #460 22 9,305
CM Boys 0 #461 90 12,054
GT Boys 0 #461 14 7,625
PT Girls 0 #467 5 7,952
TN 0 #472 446 13,765
EG Boys 0 #473 520 15,035
IQ Girls 0 #473 32 11,303
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
IR Girls 0 #484 47 8,334
RU Girls 0 #484 15 11,913
IQ Boys 0 #486 184 13,071
SG Girls 0 #487 100 18,916
AE Girls 0 #488 66 20,968
DZ 0 #489 1,049 20,130
PS Boys 0 #503 46 10,655
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
BD Boys 0 #519 58 10,045
OM Boys 0 #522 397 17,948
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
AE Boys 0 #552 669 22,615
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
IN Girls 0 #566 66 13,121
IL Boys 0 #569 39 10,983
CR Girls 0 #570 4 11,342
BO Boys 0 #575 18 9,244
IN Boys 0 #588 453 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #595 761 25,619
CL Boys 0 #600 66 13,390
LB 0 #610 49 13,263
MA 0 #624 625 20,986
Germany Girls 0 #625 217 4,949
IL Girls 0 #639 7 11,648
SA Girls 0 #658 279 25,931
IT 0 #664 51 4,183
Finland Boys 2026 #677 6 3,552
SY 0 #687 42 11,684
NG Boys 0 #700 264 16,906
Spain Boys 0 #721 213 5,610
Finland Girls 2026 #728 11 3,895
BR Boys 0 #738 14 12,213
NG Girls 0 #770 17 15,093
Germany Boys 0 #783 170 5,697
MX Boys 0 #793 193 16,355
PE Boys 0 #808 71 14,506
CO Boys 0 #833 88 15,656
NL Boys 0 #833 119 5,873
CL Girls 0 #841 11 14,098
EG Girls 0 #844 116 14,742
United States Boys 2020 #894 5 7,187
United States Girls 2024 #912 5 8,487
NL Girls 0 #926 30 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #948 36 5,561
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
IT Boys 0 #1,002 482 10,046
PE Girls 0 #1,004 7 14,861
ZA Girls 0 #1,099 43 25,928
TR 0 #1,124 88 19,440
CO Girls 0 #1,145 8 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,170 14 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,320 127 9,415

Man is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom
AE
AF

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People also ask about Man

Man is predominantly a boy's name.
Man is a one syllable name, pronounced {'English': '/mæn/', "Cantonese (romanized 'Man')": '/mɐn/ (approx.)', 'Vietnamese (Man/Mẫn)': '/man/ (approx.)', 'Sanskrit/Indic element': '/mən/ or /man/ (approx.)'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mann, Manu, Mán, Mãn, Mẫn and Man- (as element in compound Indic names: Manish.
Across languages, Man has these equivalents: Manas (Sanskrit root related in meaning), Manuel / Emmanuel (names commonly shortened to 'Man'), Wen (Mandarin pronunciation of 文, commonly romanized differently but equivalent character).
Yes — Man ranked #288 in Canada in 2000, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Man ranks highest in Canada (#288 in 2000).
Man's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #299 in 1991 to #298 in 1996 in Canada.
Yes — 1 notable people named Man are in our database, including Man Singh I (Royal).