Given name & surname
Manon
“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”
Manon is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original FrenchMarie
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manon is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Manon is used as an affectionate form of Marie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 838
- 5 boys · 833 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,864 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +28%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,864 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,256 as a first name in 2020; 1,216 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.
Manon’s family of names
In French usage, Manon is a diminutive of Marie. Manon has a related form in Mary. In Dutch usage, Manon is an affectionate form of Marie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Manon has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
Frenchwhere Manon comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Manon
- Manon BrunetFrench fencerborn 1996
- Manon HouetteFrench handball playerborn 1992
- Manon BannermanSwiss singer and modelborn 2002
- Manon AubryFrench politician (born 1989)
- Manon Nummerdor-FlierFemale volleyball player from the Netherlandsborn 1984
- Manon van Rooijenswimmerborn 1982
- Manon MelisDutch association football playerborn 1986
- Manon BollegrafDutch tennis playerborn 1964
- Manon BreschFrench actressborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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