Mana (given name)

Mana
Pronunciation	Mah-nah (Japanese, feminine), mah-NAH (Persian, masculine)
Gender	Female (Japanese), gender-neutral (Persian)
Origin
Word/name	Japanese, Persian, Indian
Meaning	In Japanese; different meanings depending on the kanji used. In Persian; "everlasting." In Hindi; "respect, assumption, consideration, or conception."
Other names
Alternative spelling	Mahna, Maana, Mañá, Maná, Manna, Mahnah, Manah
Variant forms	Mahna, Maana
Related names	Hana ; Mina

Last updated October 26, 2025

The given name Mana is typically feminine in Japan and gender-neutral in Iran.

People

Mana Abdi, Somali-American politician
Mana Aghaee (born 1973), Iranian poet, translator, podcast producer, and scholar of Iranian Studies
Mana Ashida (born 2004), Japanese actress and singer
Mana Atsumi (born 1989), Japanese softball player
Mana Endo (born 1971), Japanese tennis player
Mana Furuta (born 1997), Japanese rugby union and sevens player
Mana Hirata (born 1985), Japanese actress and voice actress
Mana Horikawa (born 1994), Japanese handball player
Mana Iwabuchi (born 1993), Japanese football player
Mana Kawabe (born 2004), Japanese figure skater
Mana Kinjo (1996–2020), Japanese actress, model and tarento
Mana Mihashi (born 1994), Japanese footballer
Mana Mollayeva (born 1998), Azerbaijani footballer
Mana Nishiura (1971–2005), Japanese drummer for Shonen Knife and DMBQ
Mana Ogawa (born 1993), Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
Mana Ohyama (born 1992), Japanese handball player
Mana Sakura (born 1993), Japanese model
Mana Sasaki (born 1997), Japanese para-athlete
Mana Shim (born 1991), American soccer player
Mana Watanabe (born 1993), Japanese women's professional shogi player
Mana Yamamoto (born 1997), Japanese handball player
Mana Yoshinaga (born 1979), Japanese singer in Rin'
Mana-Zucca (1885–1981), American actress
Mana (c. 9th century BC), Lapita woman whose skeleton was discovered in 2002