The baby name Manjeet is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mənˈdʒiːt/ — mun-JEET.
The baby name Manjeet is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mənˈdʒiːt/ — mun-JEET.
Manjeet is Hindi, Punjabi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Manjeet is a Punjabi and Hindi given name of Sanskrit origin, used for all genders, meaning “victory over the mind” or “one who has mastered the self.” It combines man/manas “mind, heart” with jīt/jita “conquered, victory,” echoing the Sikh maxim man jeetai jag jeet (“if you conquer the mind, you conquer the world”) found in the Guru Granth Sahib. Common scripts include Gurmukhi ਮਨਜੀਤ and Devanagari मंजीत; pronunciation is roughly mun-JEET.
The name has longstanding use across North India, especially among Sikhs, and remains popular in the Punjabi diaspora in the UK, Canada, and beyond. Spelling variants include Manjit, Manjeet, and Manjeeth; feminine-leaning forms such as Manjeeta also occur. Short forms include Jeet and Mani. Related “-jeet” names - Gurjeet, Harjeet, Navjeet - share the victory element. Manjeet carries a balanced appeal: spiritual depth rooted in self-mastery, yet straightforward and modern in everyday use.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #67 | 5 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #126 | 6 | 3,473 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #297 | 1,286 | 16,750 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #355 | 13 | 7,951 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #368 | 10 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #417 | 11 | 2,041 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| BH | 0 | #486 | 68 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #486 | 147 | 13,121 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #536 | 18 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #566 | 21 | 18,916 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #591 | 117 | 18,093 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #650 | 120 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 18 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #694 | 188 | 17,948 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #712 | 401 | 22,615 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #916 | 15 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #917 | 19 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #964 | 31 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,078 | 34 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,314 | 302 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,328 | 144 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,398 | 49 | 9,415 |
Manjeet is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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