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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #104, 1906boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1945

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedIDMontana: 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: #317 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,445 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #229 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,924 boysMINew York: #197 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,534 boysNYMassachusetts: #83 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 682 boysMARhode Island: #79 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 555 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: #314 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,307 boysINOhio: #403 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,503 boysOHPennsylvania: #361 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,127 boysPANew Jersey: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,341 boysNJConnecticut: #174 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,538 boysCTCalifornia: #62 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 308 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedUTColorado: #42 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 202 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #317 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,521 boysMOKentucky: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,595 boysKYWest Virginia: #281 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,047 boysWVVirginia: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,810 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDEArizona: #16 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 83 boysAZNew Mexico: #13 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 72 boysNMKansas: #199 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,691 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedARTennessee: #355 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,085 boysTNNorth Carolina: #442 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,880 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #315 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,368 boysOKLouisiana: #236 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,598 boysLAMississippi: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,807 boysMSAlabama: #295 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,127 boysALGeorgia: #457 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,962 boysGAHawaii: #95 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 421 boysHITexas: #26 for boys · 548 births · 1 in 140 boysTXFlorida: #219 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,678 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#13 · 1 in 72
  2. Arizona#16 · 1 in 83
  3. Texas#26 · 1 in 140
  4. Colorado#42 · 1 in 202
  5. California#62 · 1 in 308

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#13911 in 72
Arizona#16821 in 83
Texas#265481 in 140
Colorado#42551 in 202
California#622871 in 308
Rhode Island#79111 in 555
Massachusetts#83541 in 682
Hawaii#95121 in 421
Connecticut#17461 in 2,538
New Jersey#175151 in 2,341
New York#197451 in 2,534
Kansas#19991 in 1,691
Florida#219141 in 1,678
Michigan#229181 in 2,924
Louisiana#236161 in 1,598
West Virginia#28161 in 3,047
Alabama#295101 in 3,127
Indiana#31461 in 5,307
Oklahoma#31561 in 3,368
Illinois#317121 in 5,445
Missouri#31771 in 4,521
Mississippi#34461 in 3,807
Tennessee#35561 in 5,085
Kentucky#35661 in 4,595
Pennsylvania#36191 in 9,127
Virginia#39351 in 5,810
Ohio#40361 in 10,503
North Carolina#44261 in 6,880
Georgia#45751 in 6,962
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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 1945

girls
#2,916
10 births · 1 in 130,709 girls
boys
#150
1,389 births · 1 in 969 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #2,916Manuel10

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #150Manuel1,389
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 130,709 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 44.4% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #2,742Willye11
  2. #2,742Wynette11
  3. #2,742Zonnie11
  4. #2,916Manuel10
  5. #2,916Adena10
  6. #2,916Adline10
  7. #2,916Alanna10
  8. #3,132Adel9
  9. #3,132Alan9
  10. #3,132Alayne9

Tied with 215 names at #2,916; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 969 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 96.0% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #147Arnold1,407
  2. #148Glen1,395
  3. #149Randall1,392
  4. #150Manuel1,389
  5. #151Nicholas1,357
  6. #152Cecil1,355
  7. #153Eric1,351
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →