Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
MenasheIn Hebrew: מנשה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: מְנַשֶּׁהRomanization: M'nashé
Menashe (Hebrew: מנשה) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 3,952 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 18 boys and ranked #497. Its peak year was 1952, with 136 babies.
- People in Israel
- 3,952
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 18
- rank #497
- Peak year
- 1952
- 136 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Menashe
In Hebrew letters the name is מנשה, read right to left. Menashe is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "M'nashé" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Manasseh
According to Genesis 41:51 from the present participle of נישה / נִשָּׁה (nishá, “to cause to forget”), as the wealth and prosperity that Joseph had acquired in Egypt had caused him to forget his father's family. Apparently also attested in Akkadian as 𒁹𒈨𒈾𒋛𒄿 (Menasî).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Menashe by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Menashe
How do you write Menashe in Hebrew?
Menashe is written מנשה in Hebrew (with vowel points: מְנַשֶּׁה). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "M'nashé".
How many people in Israel are named Menashe?
3,952 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name מנשה: 0 women and 3,952 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Menashe a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named מנשה are men.
What does the name Menashe mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Manasseh" Etymology: According to Genesis 41:51 from the present participle of נישה / נִשָּׁה (nishá, “to cause to forget”), as the wealth and prosperity that Joseph had acquired in Egypt had caused him to forget his father's family. Apparently also attested in Akkadian as 𒁹𒈨𒈾𒋛𒄿 (Menasî).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.