Manessa
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.
Manessa by the numbers
Manessa was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 1978, making it a 1970s name.
What we can tell you about Manessa
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Manessa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Mansaking; ruler35 in England and Wales (2025)
- Manishawisdom; intelligence; mental power3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malissahoney bee; a form of melissa6 in the US (2017)
- Malyssahoney bee; a form of melissa6 in the US (2017)
- Maneehaa form of manha or maniya; gift or favour4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Manessa
Names that are said the same way as Manessa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Manisamind or thought4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Manessa
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