Masculine dossier · first seen 1978
Menashe
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2014
Peak births
24
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Menashe
How many people are named Menashe?
An estimated 431 living Americans are named Menashe.
How rare is Menashe?
Menashe is very rare among babies today, with 22 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 8.3% from its 2014 peak.
How old is the typical Menashe?
The median age of a living American named Menashe is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 22 years old.
Is Menashe still popular?
Yes — Menashe is currently rising in popularity, with 22 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Menashe most common?
Menashe has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 13.3× more often than the national baseline.
1978Peak 20142025
Peak year
2014
Decline from peak
8.3%
2025
22
All-time
438
Where it lives now
Menashe is most concentrated in New York — about 12.0× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Menashe is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.