Given name & surname
Mania
Mania is used as a given name and a surname. Mania is connected with Maria.
Original GreekΜανιά
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In Polish use, Mania is used as an affectionate form of Maria.
The story
In mythological stories, Mania is associated with the personification of insanity.
Mania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 6 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 girls is 6 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 336 as a first name in 2020; 380 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mania’s family of names
Mania is an affectionate form of Mary. In Polish usage, Mania is a shortened form of Maria. In Polish usage, Mania is a diminutive of Maria.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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