Manali comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning Mountain abode of Manu..
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How popular is Manali?
1996peak year
Today, Manali is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #14663), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1996, 9 babies were given the name (ranked #9273 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. In all, around 75 babies have been registered as Manali since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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