Given name
Manases
“one who is forgetful”
Manases is a variant of Manasseh. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forgetful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manases is a variant of Manasseh. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forgetful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Manases is a variant of Manasseh. An origin associated with Manasseh is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manases through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 231
- 231 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,411 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,411 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 276 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.
Manases’s family of names
Manases has a related form in Manasseh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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