Fun Facts About the Name Manases
- 231 babies named Manases: U.S. records list 231 babies given the name Manases from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Manases Mean?
Manases is a biblical name meaning "causing to forget." It comes from the Hebrew Menashsheh (מְנַשֶּׁה), a name formed from the root nashah, "to forget." In Genesis 41:51, Joseph names his son Manasseh and explains that God has made him forget his hardship and his father's household; the name is traditionally understood as a causative form, "one who makes forget" or "causing forgetfulness." The Greek form Manassēs (Μανασσῆς) and the Latin Manasses carry the same name into later languages. Some reference works give the meaning simply as "forgetfulness," and the exact force of the Hebrew form is not certain, but the connection to forgetting is the established etymology. Manases is an alternate spelling of this name - without the accent mark of Spanish Manasés or with a single s instead of the double s of Manasses - not a separate name with a different origin.
Manases Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Menashsheh appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of Joseph's firstborn son by Asenath. His descendants formed the tribe of Manasseh, one of the two tribes descended from Joseph. Another major bearer is King Manasseh of Judah, who reigned in the seventh century BCE and is described in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles. In the Greek Old Testament, the name is written Manassēs; the same Greek form appears in the New Testament genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1:10. The Latin Vulgate uses Manasses, and from Greek and Latin the name passed into Christian Europe.
Spanish developed the form Manasés, Portuguese Manassés, French Manassé, and Italian Manasse. The spelling Manases is a simplified form used in English and in some Spanish- and Portuguese-language records where accents are omitted or the double consonant is reduced. In modern Hebrew, the name is often Menashe. Jewish communities use Menashe; Spanish and Portuguese speakers use Manasés and Manassés; English speakers may use Manasseh, Manasses, or Manases.
How Popular is the Name Manases?
Manases has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #5,939 in 2002.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,411 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,792 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,668 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #7,561 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #11,624 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,334 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #5,999 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #6,566 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #6,953 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #8,569 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,261 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,317 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,352 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #7,369 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,524 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #8,546 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #13,837 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #13,655 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #13,281 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #10,981 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #10,842 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #6,117 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #5,939 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,888 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,857 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,395 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #10,218 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,890 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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