Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Manna as a surname is a feminine form of MANNO.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 218
- 0 boys · 218 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,301 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,301 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 481 as a first name in 2020; 2,704 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.
Manna’s family of names
In Italian usage, Manna as a surname has a diminutive in MANNELLA. In English usage, Manna as a surname is a feminine form of MANNO. In Greek usage, Manna as a surname is a transliteration of Μάννα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Manna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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