Manaia comes from the Maori tradition, meaning Embellishment; spiritual messenger.
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How popular is Manaia?
2015peak 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 registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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