Manuel

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #371 for boys in 2025, 860 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1906 · 205 births
Debut · boys
75 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
191,584
since 1880

Manuel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Manuel has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #104, 1906boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#371860
2024—#351958
2023—#3321,009
2022#15,3065#3161,065
2021—#3211,036
2020—#3231,018
2019—#2981,147
2018—#2891,219
2017—#2741,327
2016—#2801,301
2015—#2831,297
2014—#2651,382
2013—#2461,472
2012—#2491,464
2011—#2311,559
2010—#2101,701
2009—#1951,954
2008—#1872,143
2007—#1692,413
2006#12,4208#1652,546
2005—#1532,665
2004—#1682,410
2003—#1742,248
2002#11,1088#1652,326
2001—#1642,312
2000#9,8749#1592,427
1999#11,3857#1552,354
1998#10,1228#1472,351
1997#10,8367#1462,323
1996#8,8129#1452,410
1995#7,51411#1502,366
1994#4,68721#1432,465
1993#6,62213#1422,433
1992#5,05119#1302,586
1991#4,65021#1312,498
1990#5,54916#1342,390
1989#3,67327#1392,208
1988#4,84017#1392,119
1987#4,28319#1382,084
1986#4,34718#1431,961
1985#3,62123#1431,975
1984#4,31817#1461,850
1983#3,24225#1451,869
1982#5,20913#1362,054
1981#3,53223#1421,962
1980#5,24513#1441,903
1979#3,07827#1401,910
1978#3,51221#1421,849
1977#2,83828#1461,739
1976#2,72828#1401,837
1975#2,96924#1391,800
1974#4,45913#1421,766
1973#3,12221#1451,709
1972#3,54317#1521,703
1971#4,31113#1641,689
1970#3,71216#1701,695
1969#3,10219#1651,675
1968#5,1478#1691,597
1967#3,48414#1701,577
1966#4,19810#1751,532
1965#3,54913#1761,502
1964#5,0088#1691,636
1963#2,96018#1821,615
1962#4,01111#1931,564
1961#3,46014#1871,666
1960#3,51213#1851,672
1959#3,43613#1831,648
1958#4,5208#1781,660
1957#4,2029#1851,633
1956#2,92916#1801,617
1955#5,8285#1701,671
1954#3,15713#1691,686
1953#5,0406#1691,576
1952#3,20112#1621,661
1951#2,57716#1581,643
1950—#1581,581
1949#3,39310#1541,643
1948#3,35010#1561,591
1947#3,06112#1561,678
1946#3,21710#1571,491
1945#2,91610#1501,389
1944#3,3788#1491,400
1943#2,35215#1491,429
1942#4,1246#1531,275
1941#3,5597#1541,120
1940#2,9639#1471,170
1939#2,9229#1431,143
1938#3,8476#1441,144
1937#2,73510#1381,131
1936#2,15314#1351,173
1935#2,00616#1371,148
1934#1,69720#1311,252
1933#2,27513#1341,189
1932#3,0479#1291,318
1931#2,20514#1321,312
1930#2,84510#1201,520
1929#2,19115#1111,626
1928#1,96119#1111,646
1927#3,2849#1161,603
1926#2,47414#1201,549
1925#2,61713#1141,553
1924#2,97311#1071,664
1923#2,73212#1131,545
1922#3,15210#1191,461
1921#5,0995#1131,556
1920#2,26316#1181,461
1919#3,2199#1181,361
1918#3,2449#1261,312
1917—#1281,157
1916#3,5527#1331,049
1915—#134976
1914—#128794
1913—#125624
1912—#137469
1911—#112340
1910—#107288
1909—#115243
1908—#117220
1907—#129184
1906—#104205
1905—#138157
1904—#137149
1903—#127151
1902—#152118
1901—#112150
1900—#131174
1899—#15697
1898—#17195
1897—#17986
1896—#158104
1895—#15998
1894—#15599
1893—#15396
1892—#16396
1891—#15785
1890—#14796
1889—#16781
1888—#148101
1887—#17672
1886—#19270
1885—#15190
1884—#15290
1883—#16574
1882—#14892
1881—#19757
1880—#17375
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Manuel was already there! It came in at #173, and was given to 75 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 76 boys a year got the name.

Where Manuel is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWAIdaho: #151 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 718 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #274 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,081 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #307 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,632 boysMINew York: #205 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,275 boysNYMassachusetts: #33 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 158 boysMARhode Island: #22 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 93 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #317 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,256 boysINOhio: #409 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,270 boysOHPennsylvania: #238 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,302 boysPANew Jersey: #265 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,455 boysNJConnecticut: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,498 boysCTCalifornia: #26 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 115 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedUTColorado: #72 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 325 boysCONebraska: #192 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,194 boysNEMissouri: #330 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,170 boysMOKentucky: #351 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,256 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #378 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,357 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDEArizona: #3 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 29 boysAZNew Mexico: #8 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 41 boysNMKansas: #111 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 608 boysKSArkansas: #203 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,147 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #282 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,554 boysNCSouth Carolina: #386 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,055 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #133 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 696 boysOKLouisiana: #158 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 778 boysLAMississippi: #332 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,800 boysMSAlabama: #418 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,247 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedGAHawaii: #18 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 72 boysHITexas: #19 for boys · 372 births · 1 in 121 boysTXFlorida: #98 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 473 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#3 · 1 in 29
  2. New Mexico#8 · 1 in 41
  3. Hawaii#18 · 1 in 72
  4. Texas#19 · 1 in 121
  5. Rhode Island#22 · 1 in 93

Best ever in a state: #2 in Arizona, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#31111 in 29
New Mexico#8781 in 41
Hawaii#18301 in 72
Texas#193721 in 121
Rhode Island#22491 in 93
California#261901 in 115
Massachusetts#331921 in 158
Colorado#72221 in 325
Florida#98191 in 473
Kansas#111231 in 608
Oklahoma#133271 in 696
Idaho#15151 in 718
Connecticut#15281 in 1,498
Louisiana#158231 in 778
Nebraska#19291 in 1,194
Arkansas#203151 in 1,147
New York#205371 in 2,275
Pennsylvania#238241 in 3,302
New Jersey#26561 in 4,455
Illinois#274161 in 3,081
North Carolina#282121 in 2,554
Michigan#30781 in 3,632
Indiana#31751 in 4,256
Missouri#33081 in 3,170
Mississippi#33271 in 2,800
Kentucky#35171 in 3,256
Virginia#37851 in 4,357
South Carolina#38651 in 4,055
Ohio#40961 in 7,270
Alabama#41861 in 4,247
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Manuel
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 20 spots since 2024 (#351 → #371)
  • 48 spots since 2020 (#323 → #371)
  • 88 spots since 2015 (#283 → #371)
  • Biggest jump: 49 spots in 1882 (#197 → #148)
  • Biggest drop: 41 spots in 1886 (#151 → #192)
Rise & fade · boys
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1906 at #104 (205 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 650
  • Highest: 1 in 650 boys born in 1906 were named Manuel (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,986 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 12.6% of all boys named Manuel (24,176) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s802#148 (1888)#167
1890s952#147 (1890)#160
1900s1,751#104 (1906)#126
1910s8,370#107 (1910)#125
1920s15,664#107 (1924)#114
1930s12,330#120 (1930)#134
1940s14,186#147 (1940)#153
1950s16,376#158 (1951)#171
1960s16,036#165 (1969)#177
1970s17,697#139 (1975)#148
1980s19,985#136 (1982)#142
1990s24,176#130 (1992)#142
2000s23,444#153 (2005)#170
2010s13,869#210 (2010)#263
2020s5,946#316 (2022)#336

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Manuel in 1919

girls
#3,219
9 births · 1 in 125,569 girls
boys
#118
1,361 births · 1 in 720 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #3,219Manuel9

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #118Manuel1,361
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 125,569 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 42.1% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #3,005Zelphia10
  2. #3,005Zelta10
  3. #3,005Zenia10
  4. #3,219Manuel9
  5. #3,219Ailie9
  6. #3,219Aldonia9
  7. #3,219Alee9
  8. #3,452Adabelle8
  9. #3,452Adair8
  10. #3,452Adine8

Tied with 232 names at #3,219; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 720 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #115Hubert1,416
  2. #116Glen1,389
  3. #117Luther1,378
  4. #118Manuel1,361
  5. #119Roland1,355
  6. #120Curtis1,346
  7. #121Douglas1,328
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →