The first name Manisha
A girl’s name from Sanskrit.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनीषा (manīṣā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Manisha, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 73 births (#428).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Manisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Manisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 girls born in the United States were named Manisha, the 16,800th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 33 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.
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Questions
- What does the name Manisha mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit मनीषा (manīṣā).
- What is the origin of the name Manisha?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit मनीषा (manīṣā).
- How popular is the name Manisha?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Manisha, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1996, with 73 births.
- Is Manisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 872 US babies named Manisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Manisha most popular?
- 1994 in the United States, when 33 babies were named Manisha, its highest rank at 3,409th.