Given name & surname
Menashe
“one who is forgetful”
Menashe is a variant of Manasseh. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forgetful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Menashe is a variant of Manasseh. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is forgetful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Menashe is a variant of Manasseh. An origin associated with Manasseh is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Menashe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 438
- 438 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,639 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +59%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,639 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 58.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 420 as a first name in 2020; 283 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.
Menashe’s family of names
Menashe has a related form in Manasseh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Menashe
- Menashe KadishmanIsraeli sculptor and painter (1932-2015)
- Menashe KleinRabbi of Ungvar community in Brooklyn, moved to Jerusalem at end of his life1923–2011
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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