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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • 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: #228 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,785 boysWAIdaho: #187 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,130 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: #156 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 943 boysILWisconsin: #302 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,859 boysWIMichigan: #374 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,419 boysMINew York: #101 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 626 boysNYMassachusetts: #137 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,225 boysMARhode Island: #115 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 975 boysRIOregon: #284 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,620 boysORNevada: 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: #310 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,563 boysINOhio: #324 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,031 boysOHPennsylvania: #313 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,219 boysPANew Jersey: #122 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 826 boysNJConnecticut: #144 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,086 boysCTCalifornia: #49 for boys · 658 births · 1 in 231 boysCAUtah: #315 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,890 boysUTColorado: #141 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 777 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDEArizona: #46 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 205 boysAZNew Mexico: #41 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 160 boysNMKansas: #227 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,839 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #423 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,568 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,110 boysOKLouisiana: #437 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,771 boysLAMississippi: #413 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,652 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedHITexas: #63 for boys · 384 births · 1 in 279 boysTXFlorida: #181 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,043 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#41 · 1 in 160
  2. Arizona#46 · 1 in 205
  3. California#49 · 1 in 231
  4. Texas#63 · 1 in 279
  5. New York#101 · 1 in 626

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#41551 in 160
Arizona#46851 in 205
California#496581 in 231
Texas#633841 in 279
New York#1011801 in 626
Rhode Island#11551 in 975
New Jersey#122501 in 826
Massachusetts#137271 in 1,225
Colorado#141241 in 777
Connecticut#144151 in 1,086
Illinois#156831 in 943
Florida#181461 in 1,043
Idaho#18761 in 1,130
Kansas#22781 in 1,839
Washington#228131 in 1,785
Oregon#28461 in 2,620
Wisconsin#30281 in 3,859
Indiana#310111 in 3,563
Pennsylvania#313171 in 4,219
Utah#31551 in 2,890
Ohio#324191 in 4,031
Oklahoma#33361 in 3,110
Michigan#374141 in 4,419
Mississippi#41351 in 3,652
North Carolina#42381 in 4,568
Louisiana#43781 in 3,771
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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 1975

girls
#2,969
24 births · 1 in 60,744 girls
boys
#139
1,800 births · 1 in 867 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #2,969Manuel24

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #139Manuel1,800
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 60,744 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 72.0% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #2,881Windi25
  2. #2,881Yahaira25
  3. #2,881Zena25
  4. #2,969Manuel24
  5. #2,969Albertina24
  6. #2,969Alysa24
  7. #2,969Ara24
  8. #3,052Adia23
  9. #3,052Akia23
  10. #3,052Akisha23

Tied with 82 names at #2,969; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 867 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 97.8% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #136Seth1,866
  2. #137Lee1,858
  3. #138Louis1,812
  4. #139Manuel1,800
  5. #140Bruce1,789
  6. #141Frederick1,786
  7. #142Jack1,742
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →