The first name Manal
A girl’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic مَنَال (manāl).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 17 girls were named Manal, making it the 1,719th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 32 births (#972).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Manal with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Manal at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 39 girls born in the United States were named Manal, the 3,813th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 55 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Manal
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Manal IssaFrench and Lebanese actress & engineer, born 1992
- Manal Awad MikhailEgyptian politician, born 1967
More Arabic girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Manal mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic مَنَال (manāl).
- What is the origin of the name Manal?
- Borrowed from Arabic مَنَال (manāl).
- How popular is the name Manal?
- In 2025, 17 girls born in England and Wales were named Manal, ranking 1,719th. Its peak was 2008, with 32 births.
- Is Manal a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,440 US babies named Manal since 1880 were girls.
- When was Manal most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 55 babies were named Manal, its highest rank at 3,026th.