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Origin & history of Manaia1
Maori roots
Manaia comes from the Maori tradition, meaning Embellishment; spiritual messenger.
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How popular is Manaia?
2015
peak year
Today, Manaia is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8438), with only about 17 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2015, 19 babies were given the name (ranked #6625 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Manaia's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 316 babies have been registered as Manaia since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
19
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,625)
(ranked #6,625)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
316
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Manaia3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
M4
A1
N5
A1
I9
A1
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Manaia✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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