Given name
Manay
“one who loves and is loved”
Manay is a variant of Munay. One African interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manay is a variant of Munay. One African interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Manay is a variant of Munay. An origin associated with Munay is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2022. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 13 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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