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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.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /maˈnaːl/ (Arabic); /ˈmænəl/ (common English) — approx. "MAH-naal" or "MAN-ul"

What is the meaning of the name Manal ?

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.

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Manal – Popularity by country

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:

France
Canada
United States
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium

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People also ask about Manal

Manal is predominantly a girl's name, used for girls.
Manal is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /maˈnaːl/ (Arabic); /ˈmænəl/ (common English) — approx. "MAH-naal" or "MAN-ul".
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Manaal, Manāl, Manal (alternate transliteration) and Menal (rare).
Across languages, Manal has these equivalents: Naila / Nayla (Arabic, 'attainer'), Muna / Mona (Arabic, 'wish, desire'), Najah (Arabic, 'success').
Yes, very popular — Manal ranked #1 in Ireland in 2014, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Manal ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2014).
Manal's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #337 in 2011 to #374 in 2021 in France.