Given name
Manal
“an accomplished woman”
Manal is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “an accomplished woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “an accomplished woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,440
- 0 boys · 1,440 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,813 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,813 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,833 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Manal’s family of names
Manal has a related form in Manali. Manal has a related form in Manala. Manal has a related form in Manall.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Manal
- Manal al-SharifSaudi Arabian activistborn 1979
- Manal Al DowayanSaudi Artistborn 1973
- ManalMoroccan singer-songwriterborn 1993
- Manal IssaFrench and Lebanese actress & engineerborn 1992
- Manal Awad MikhailEgyptian politicianborn 1967
- Manal bint Mohammed Al MaktoumEmirati politicianborn 1977
- Manal El-BahraouiMoroccan-Bahraini middle-distance runnerborn 1994
- JawaherKuwaiti actress1977–2023
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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