Man
A unisex name of Vietnamese origin, meaning spring or morning; poetic simplicity.
Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Man by the numbers
Man was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Man. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Man
Names that are said the same way as Man, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the dawn
Like Man, each of these has the dawn in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
- Vihaanmorning, dawn93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zoradawn203 in the US (2017)
- Roxannedawn; a form of Roxana188 in the US (2017)
- Tariqmorning star or one who knocks36 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean water
Like Man, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
- Beckettbee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name1,763 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)