Given name

Maneesha

“having great intelligence; a genius”

Maneesha is a variant of Manisha. One Indian interpretation is “having great intelligence; a genius.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Maneesha is a variant of Manisha. One Indian interpretation is “having great intelligence; a genius.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Maneesha is a variant of Manisha. An origin associated with Manisha is Indian.

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

Maneesha through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1996
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Maneesha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1996–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 232 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.

Maneesha’s family of names

Maneesha has a related form in Manisha.

Walk Maneesha’s family in the name graph

ManeeshaManisha

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Maneesha

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Maneesha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Damiesha

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Maneesha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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