Menashe comes from the Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning Cause For Forgetfulness.
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How popular is Menashe?
2014peak year
Menashe is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6112), with about 16 babies named Menashe each year. In 2014, 24 babies received the name (ranked #4214). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 415.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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