How popular is the name Manal?

1,440 US babies were named Manal between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2021.

What careers are people named Manal over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Manals show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Manal

Q: How common is the spelling Manal?

The most common spelling: 67% of Manals use it.

Manal. 1,440 US babies since 1940, peak 2021. Notable Manals are 1.4× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2021

1,440 US babies were named Manal between 1940 and 2025.

Manal around the world

Sweden: 144 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 483 in 2022
Belgium: 653 babies since 1995, peak 2010, No. 676 in 2025
France: 1,920 babies since 1900, peak 2005, No. 1,074 in 2025
England & Wales: 569 babies since 1996, peak 2008, No. 1,719 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Manals end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.4×	Low · 7 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 2 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.1×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are actors, Manals show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 67% of Manals use it

Manal 67%
Manahil 18%
Manaal 16%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2021)