MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Manisha mean?
Manīṣā is a Sanskrit noun for thought or understanding, making the feminine-looking ending part of the lexical word itself. The Sanskrit noun can denote reflection, intention or an inspired thought.
Pronunciation
IAST: manīṣā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मनीषा
Letter-by-letter: manīṣā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Manisha in Indian usage
307,905 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 303,775 records (98.7%).
- Recorded as male: 4,130 records (1.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 196 |
| 1940s | 292 |
| 1950s | 1,006 |
| 1960s | 4,952 |
| 1970s | 29,567 |
| 1980s | 99,578 |
| 1990s | 172,174 |
| Other decades | 140 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 70,408 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 66,140 |
| Rajasthan | 55,336 |
| Bihar | 46,495 |
| Haryana | 18,695 |
| Delhi | 11,457 |
| Jharkhand | 9,934 |
| Uttarakhand | 6,755 |
| Odisha | 4,278 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,615 |
| Kerala | 3,358 |
| Goa | 2,650 |
| Maharashtra | 1,924 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,893 |
| Assam | 1,422 |
| Karnataka | 857 |
| Tripura | 799 |
| Chandigarh | 505 |
| Meghalaya | 394 |
| Sikkim | 266 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 252 |
| Daman and Diu | 139 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 119 |
| Other states | 214 |
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 | Manisha / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Manisha; Table_6, C6939 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Manisha; Table_6, C6939
- Monier-Williams, manīṣā, p. 784,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata: Manisha ↗ (opens in a new tab)
usage
- Behind the Name: Manisha ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Behind the Name: Manish ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.