Given name & surname
Manoa
“a restful place”
Manoa is a variant of Manoach. One Hebrew interpretation is “a restful place.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manoa is a variant of Manoach. One Hebrew interpretation is “a restful place.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Manoa is a variant of Manoach. An origin associated with Manoach is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manoa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43
- 43 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,412 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,412 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 as a first name in 2020; 180 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.
People named Manoa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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