The baby name Manal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈnaːl/ (Arabic); /ˈmænəl/ (common English) — approx. "MAH-naal" or "MAN-ul".
Manal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Manal is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈnaːl/ (Arabic); /ˈmænəl/ (common English) — approx. "MAH-naal" or "MAN-ul".
Manal is Arabic in Origin.
Manal (Arabic: منال) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin meaning “attainment, achievement, that which is obtained.” It comes from the root n-w-l, via the verb nāla (“to attain, to receive, to reach”), and carries connotations of success, reward, and realized hopes.
Attested in classical Arabic poetry and prose as the noun manāl, the term later became a personal name used across the Arab world and, through religious and literary exchange, entered Urdu- and Persian-speaking circles. The name has remained steadily popular in the Levant, Egypt, the Maghreb, and the Gulf, with renewed modern use from the mid-20th century onward. Variants and spellings include Manaal (common in South Asia), Manel (a Maghrebi/Francophone transliteration of the same Arabic spelling), and Manāl (scholarly transliteration). Manal is distinct from the South Asian name Minal, which is unrelated in origin and meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2014 | #1 | — | 947 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #15 | 2,746 | 7,570 |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #23 | 6,763 | 25,931 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #25 | 1,707 | 7,678 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #33 | 3 | 2,021 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #37 | 1,659 | 10,981 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #40 | 29,012 | 14,742 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #44 | 1,052 | 19,177 |
| SY | 0 | #44 | 5,678 | 11,684 | |
| JO | 0 | #50 | 105 | 2,158 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #52 | 400 | 15,378 |
| SD | 0 | #54 | 52 | 2,130 | |
| KW | 0 | #56 | 61 | 5,216 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #57 | 512 | 15,987 |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #66 | 945 | 20,968 |
| LB | 0 | #66 | 2,340 | 13,263 | |
| QA | 0 | #66 | 35 | 7,011 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| EG | 0 | #73 | 1,164 | 6,387 | |
| LY | 0 | #79 | 1,152 | 12,703 | |
| YE | 0 | #79 | 704 | 8,639 | |
| SA | 0 | #82 | 277 | 10,560 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #85 | 1,541 | 11,648 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| OM | 0 | #99 | 18 | 6,215 | |
| AE | 0 | #100 | 78 | 10,220 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| MA | 0 | #108 | 17,260 | 20,986 | |
| IQ | 0 | #113 | 17 | 3,533 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #117 | 731 | 11,303 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| PS | 0 | #147 | 72 | 5,692 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #167 | 13 | 1,568 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2017 | #187 | 20 | 415 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #190 | 14 | 5,198 | |
| IL | 0 | #200 | 76 | 6,291 | |
| DZ | 0 | #205 | 3,851 | 20,130 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #237 | 81 | 7,429 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| BH | 0 | #249 | 344 | 17,937 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #266 | 20 | 2,795 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #338 | 40 | 7,057 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #371 | 21 | 1,368 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #374 | 32 | 3,185 |
| NL | 0 | #380 | 12 | 2,481 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #388 | 33 | 1,885 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #398 | 9 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #411 | 35 | 10,523 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #432 | 636 | 15,035 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #501 | 48 | 10,655 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| TN | 0 | #517 | 365 | 13,765 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #520 | 11 | 8,334 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #582 | 26 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #629 | 39 | 13,071 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #666 | 298 | 5,933 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #668 | 173 | 4,949 |
| IT | 0 | #697 | 18 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #703 | 36 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #729 | 41 | 18,755 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #739 | 248 | 5,561 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #770 | 17 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #857 | 25 | 17,948 |
| TR | 0 | #874 | 362 | 19,440 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #879 | 38 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #952 | 531 | 9,415 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #976 | 19 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,387 | 228 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
Manal is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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