MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Manas mean?
Manas comes from Sanskrit manasa, relating to the mind, and also names the mind or heart itself. The word appears in literary titles such as Ramcharitmanas, where it forms the image of a lake of Rama's deeds.
Pronunciation
IAST: mānasa
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मानस
Letter-by-letter: mānasa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Manas in Indian usage
1,310 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (84.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 200 records (15.3%).
- Recorded as male: 1,110 records (84.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 215 |
| 1980s | 509 |
| 1990s | 370 |
| Other decades | 216 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 610 |
| Kerala | 234 |
| Other states | 466 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Manas / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Manas; Table_6, C6008 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Manas; Table_6, C6008
- Monier-Williams, mānasa, p. 810,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.