Declining since 2006, #8,860 for girls today.
Popularity of Maniyah since 1998
Babies named Maniyah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 352 |
| 2010s | 244 |
| 2020s | 88 |
Meaning & origin
Maniyah entered U.S. naming records in 1998, part of a wave of inventive feminine names ending in -iyah. It reached its highest rank in 2009, and while it has since declined in usage, it remains in use; in 2025, approximately 1 in 146,115 girls received the name. The name reflects a pattern of creating unique identities through phonetic combinations rather than traditional etymologies. Its trajectory has been falling since 2006, and it has not been recorded in any single state's top names, suggesting steady but low-level use across the country.
Maniyah is a modern coinage, likely formed by blending the fashionable suffix -iyah with the initial element Man- from names such as Mania or Manny. The name first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1998, reflecting the trend of creating distinctive, melodic feminine names by adding the popular -iyah ending. It has no traditional etymology or historical roots outside of contemporary American naming practices.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mani, Niyah
Sibling names for Maniyah
Names that share Maniyah's style, for a brother or sister.
