Given name & surname
Manica
“her mind is a jewel”
Manica is a variant of Manika. One Sanskrit interpretation is “her mind is a jewel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manica is a variant of Manika. One Sanskrit interpretation is “her mind is a jewel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Manica is a variant of Manika. An origin associated with Manika is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 0 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 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 girls is 5 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 106 as a first name in 2020; 221 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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