# Manasseh (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/manasseh/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “causing to forget” |
| Pronunciation | /məˈnæ.sə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Manasses |
| US babies named this | 582 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 577 / 5 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 71, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From alteration of Latin Manasses, from Koine Greek Μανασσῆς (Manassês), from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (M'nashé) + Ancient Greek -ς (-s, forming nouns), to more closely match the original Hebrew form. The biblical etymology for the name connects it to נִשָּׁה or נישה (nishá, “causing to forget”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | 16,943 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 5,582 |
| 2012 | 23 | 4,338 |
| 2013 | 15 | 5,826 |
| 2014 | 26 | 3,974 |
| 2015 | 18 | 5,199 |
| 2016 | 26 | 4,057 |
| 2017 | 23 | 4,415 |
| 2018 | 22 | 4,557 |
| 2019 | 20 | 4,906 |
| 2020 | 19 | 4,970 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,474 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5,149 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4,555 |
| 2024 | 30 | 3,754 |
| 2025 | 22 | 4,636 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | 2,857 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3,849 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3,687 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,039 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,001 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2,671 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: مَنَسَّى
- Armenian: Մանաս
- French: Manassès, Manassé
- Hebrew: מְנַשֵּׁה, מְנַשֶּׁה
- Italian: Manasse
- Latin: Manassē̆s, Manasse, Manasses
- Chinese: 瑪拿西 /玛拿西
- Czech: Menaše, Manases, Manase
- German: Manasse
- Greek: Μανασσής
- Irish: Manaise
- Polish: Manasses
- Portuguese: Manassés
- Russian: Мана́ссия
- Spanish: Manasés

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.