Manik

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Mark in US United States, GB United Kingdom, PH Philippines and 5 more, Marco in MX Mexico, PE Peru, IT Italy and 4 more, Marcos in BR Brazil, AR Argentina, ES Spain and 1 more and Markus in DE Germany, AT Austria, CH Switzerland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Manik is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name179K records spelled Manik3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Pakistan, United States

  Also written Mánik, Māṇik

• Indonesian given name24K records spelled Manik4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States

  Also written Manik', Mãņïķ, Mañïk

• French given name912 records spelled Manik3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, India, United States, Canada

  Also written Màńįk

• Finnish given name673 records spelled Manik6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Finland, United States, Hungary

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian

  Also written Mánik, Mänik, Mäñîk

• Croatian surname642 records spelled Manik33 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Serbia, India, Croatia, Bulgaria

  Languages: Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian

  Also written Manić, Манић, Манич, Manic, Manich

• Polish given name557 records spelled Manik2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, India, United States

  Also written Mąňïķ

• Armenian given name423 records spelled Manik2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Armenia, Canada

  Also written Մանիկ

36 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Manik is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In tsg, a bead; a type of amulet in the form of a number of chained beads worn usually around the waist, making the wearer invulnerable

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In vo, male, masculine, manly (of or relating to a man, men)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In sjm, a bead; a precious stone

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Javanese, jewel, precious stone

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In mky, chicken

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Indonesian, bead

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 93 years between 1915–2016. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Manik Sahab. 1953INIndian politician
• Manik Lal HembramINWest Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 263 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Manik?

We estimate roughly 3.2 million people bear Manik (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Manik have the most bearers?

Manik is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled mark.

Where is Manik most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Manik is densest in Croatia — about 1 in 84 people — even though United Kingdom holds more of our records for it.

How common is Manik compared with other names?

In the United Kingdom, Manik is the 13th most common given name of 369,273 given names recorded there.

Is Manik a male or female name?

Manik is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Manik mean?

Recorded meaning: From Sanskrit मणि (maṇi). Doublet of benik.