The first name Manda
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Hindi मन्दा (mandā). Also from a Czech derivative of the female personal name Magdalena.
Manda is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Manda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2016, 5 girls born in the United States were named Manda, the 17,887th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 102 were.
3,294
babies named Manda since 1880
#17,887
rank in 2016
1975
peak year
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.
Questions
- What does the name Manda mean?
- Borrowed from Hindi मन्दा (mandā). Also from a Czech derivative of the female personal name Magdalena.
- Is Manda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,294 US babies named Manda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Manda most popular?
- 1975 in the United States, when 102 babies were named Manda, its highest rank at 1,143rd.
- Is Manda also a surname?
- Yes. Manda is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.