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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #209 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,479 boysWAIdaho: 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: #188 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,189 boysILWisconsin: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,310 boysWIMichigan: #637 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,918 boysMINew York: #113 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 758 boysNYMassachusetts: #181 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,683 boysMARhode Island: #148 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,092 boysRIOregon: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,161 boysORNevada: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 799 boysNVWyoming: 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: #353 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,962 boysINOhio: #681 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,017 boysOHPennsylvania: #304 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,256 boysPANew Jersey: #123 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 934 boysNJConnecticut: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,582 boysCTCalifornia: #72 for boys · 904 births · 1 in 297 boysCAUtah: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,841 boysUTColorado: #121 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 672 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: #355 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,488 boysVAMaryland: #316 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,917 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDEArizona: #64 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 280 boysAZNew Mexico: #51 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 204 boysNMKansas: #321 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,841 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedARTennessee: #521 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,928 boysTNNorth Carolina: #501 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,781 boysNCSouth Carolina: #467 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,716 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #453 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,190 boysDCOklahoma: #391 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,425 boysOKLouisiana: #479 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,989 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #562 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,182 boysGAHawaii: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,381 boysHITexas: #74 for boys · 424 births · 1 in 349 boysTXFlorida: #145 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 859 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#51 · 1 in 204
  2. Arizona#64 · 1 in 280
  3. California#72 · 1 in 297
  4. Texas#74 · 1 in 349
  5. New York#113 · 1 in 758

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#51571 in 204
Arizona#641081 in 280
California#729041 in 297
Texas#744241 in 349
New York#1131781 in 758
Colorado#121361 in 672
New Jersey#123591 in 934
Florida#1451041 in 859
Rhode Island#14861 in 1,092
Nevada#149101 in 799
Massachusetts#181261 in 1,683
Illinois#188731 in 1,189
Connecticut#193141 in 1,582
Washington#209231 in 1,479
Hawaii#24751 in 1,381
Utah#25791 in 1,841
Oregon#27391 in 2,161
Pennsylvania#304251 in 3,256
Wisconsin#304101 in 3,310
Maryland#316111 in 2,917
Kansas#32161 in 2,841
Indiana#353101 in 3,962
Virginia#355121 in 3,488
Oklahoma#39161 in 3,425
District of Columbia#45361 in 2,190
South Carolina#46751 in 4,716
Louisiana#47981 in 3,989
North Carolina#50181 in 5,781
Tennessee#52151 in 6,928
Georgia#56281 in 6,182
Michigan#63771 in 9,918
Ohio#68161 in 13,017
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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 1989

girls
#3,673
27 births · 1 in 68,280 girls
boys
#139
2,208 births · 1 in 906 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #3,673Manuel27

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #139Manuel2,208
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 68,280 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 74.8% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #3,566Tiffanee28
  2. #3,566Tinesha28
  3. #3,566Vi28
  4. #3,673Manuel27
  5. #3,673Aisling27
  6. #3,673Aleta27
  7. #3,673Alexys27
  8. #3,784Akia26
  9. #3,784Aliyah26
  10. #3,784Alona26

Tied with 110 names at #3,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 906 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 98.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #136Russell2,218
  2. #137Isaac2,210
  3. #137Julian2,210
  4. #139Manuel2,208
  5. #140Angel2,176
  6. #141Henry2,174
  7. #142Jerry2,165
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →