Given name
Manisa
“one who travels on foot”
Manisa is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “one who travels on foot.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “one who travels on foot.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 0 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,599 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,599 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Manisa’s family of names
Manisa has a related form in Manisah. Manisa has a related form in Manysa. Manisa has a related form in Manysah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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