Manaia
A unisex name of Māori origin, meaning spiritual guardian or mythical being.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Manaia by the numbers
Manaia was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Manaia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Manaia
Names that are said the same way as Manaia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Manaia, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Manaia
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