Manus

Boy · recorded 1914–2006

  • 2006last recorded
  • 1917best year

Most popular in 1917.

Last recorded in 2006. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Manus.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 20 recorded years as a table
Manus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19148
19179
19197
19208
19216
19236
19265
19298
19316
19325
19414
19424
19434
19463
19503
19632
19733
19784
20044
20063

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Manus isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Manus

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2006
6
Rank in 2006
#10,662
How rare
1 in 342,545 boys
Since 1914
125

Manus was last recorded in 2006. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1917, at 9 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Manus doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.