The baby name Manasa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈnɑːsə/ (muh-NAH-suh).
Manasa is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Manasa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈnɑːsə/ (muh-NAH-suh).
Manasa is Sanskrit in Origin.
Manasa is an Indian feminine given name derived from Sanskrit Mānasa/Manasā, from manas, meaning “mind, thought, or heart.” It conveys senses such as “of the mind,” “mindful,” and “cherished in the heart,” and is sometimes interpreted as “mind-born.” The name is used across many Indic languages, including Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Bengali.
It is also the theonym of Manasā, the snake and fertility goddess widely venerated in Bengal and Assam and celebrated in the Manasamangal narrative poems, which helped entrench the name from the medieval period onward. Variants and spellings include Manasā (scholarly transliteration), Manasha (Bengali/Assamese), and Manasaa (English long-vowel rendering). Related Sanskritic names built on the same root include Manasi and Manisha (“intellect”). Today Manasa is most common as a feminine name in India and the diaspora, carrying auspicious, protective, and contemplative overtones.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #12 | 6 | 603 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #367 | 30 | 15,987 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #391 | 258 | 13,121 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #411 | 94 | 11,303 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #486 | 30 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #511 | 43 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #651 | 17 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #759 | 9 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #814 | 16 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #870 | 17 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #909 | 51 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #911 | 25 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #916 | 5 | 8,741 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #961 | 41 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,089 | 40 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,141 | 36 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 17 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Manasa is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:
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