Hilly island
Derived from the Munsee Lenape word 'Mannahatta', which is most commonly translated as 'hilly island' or 'place where we get bows'. As a given name, it serves as a bold place-name choice referencing the iconic New York City borough.
Less common today
Manhattan isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #11,746 in 2021.
The personification of the borough in the DC Comics series · The We Are Robin series
A god-like superpowered being, though Manhattan is his chosen title rather than a birth name · Watchmen
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
