Given name & surname
Manix
“a little monk”
Manix is a variant of Mannix. One Irish interpretation is “a little monk.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manix is a variant of Mannix. One Irish interpretation is “a little monk.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 5 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 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 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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