Manu is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2006 and remains in steady use.
Manu is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,486 for boy births in the United States (and #9,551 across all names), given to 23 babies. Manu first appears in 1972 and peaked in 2006 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,486 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,367 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,999 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,150 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,185 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,971 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,002 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,951 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,439 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,880 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,435 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,914 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,562 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,633 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,317 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,642 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,234 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,533 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,080 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,741 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,579 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,714 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,368 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,941 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,562 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,958 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,899 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,350 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,863 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #14,923 | #5,077 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,501 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,405 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | — | #5,239 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,502 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,303 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,895 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,666 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,062 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #4,138 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,575 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #4,996 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | — | #4,045 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,105 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | — | #3,762 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | — | #3,046 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #3,975 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,747 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | — | #2,860 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,633 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,613 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | — | #3,935 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,765 |