Manaka (written: 真中 or 眞中) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Mikio Manaka (眞中 幹夫, born 1969), Japanese footballer
- Mitsuru Manaka (真中 満, born 1971), Japanese baseball player
- Yasuo Manaka (眞中 靖夫, born 1971), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters:
- Laala Manaka (真中 らぁら), protagonist of the anime series PriPara
Manaka (written: 愛風, 舞菜香 or まなか in hiragana) is also a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Manaka Iwami (石見 舞菜香), Japanese voice actress
- Manaka Inagawa (伊奈川 愛菓), Japanese shogi player
- Manaka Matsumoto, Japanese footballer
- Manaka Senri (千里 愛風, born 1979), Japanese singer
Fictional characters:
- Manaka Sajyou, a character from the original Fate/stay night light novel, Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver
- Manaka Ujīe, a minor character in Haikyū!!
- Manaka Mukaido (向井戸 まなか), a character in the anime series Nagi no Asukara