Pronunciation
Man-us
Meaning
Great
Alternate spellings
Maghnus; Magnus
Fun fact
Manus belongs to the Magnus name family. Magnus means great in Latin, but the name came into Ireland through the Norse world. It became especially associated with the O'Donnells of Donegal, so it has a long history here too.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Manus, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Babies named in 2025Less than 3No published ranking
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | 3 | #770 |
| 2022 | 3 | #779 |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | 3 | #764 |
| 2018 | 4 | #635 |
| 2017 | 3 | #710 |
| 2016 | 4 | #601 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | 4 | #609 |
| 2013 | 5 | #534 |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | 6 | #491 |
| 2009 | 3 | #701 |
| 2008 | 7 | #444 |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | 3 | #506 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | 3 | #451 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 6 | #274 |
| 1999 | 5 | #290 |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | 4 | #336 |
| 1995 | 4 | #301 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | 6 | #255 |
| 1992 | 9 | #210 |
| 1991 | 3 | #324 |
| 1990 | 5 | #256 |
| 1989 | 3 | #307 |
| 1988 | 4 | #271 |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
| 1986 | 4 | #283 |
| 1985 | 3 | #304 |
| 1984 | 7 | #224 |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 6 | #248 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | 9 | #222 |
| 1979 | 7 | #245 |
| 1978 | 8 | #223 |
| 1977 | 6 | #253 |
| 1976 | 6 | #241 |
| 1975 | 5 | #265 |
| 1974 | 8 | #227 |
| 1973 | 5 | #268 |
| 1972 | 14 | #180 |
| 1971 | 9 | #204 |
| 1970 | 8 | #206 |
| 1969 | 6 | #230 |
| 1968 | 10 | #170 |
| 1967 | 5 | #222 |
| 1966 | 6 | #199 |
| 1965 | 8 | #170 |
| 1964 | 11 | #147 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
