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
- Peak · boys
- 1906 · 205 births
- Debut · boys
- 75 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 191,584since 1880
Manuel over time
Rank among boys' names. Manuel has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #371 | 860 | |
| 2024 | — | #351 | 958 | |
| 2023 | — | #332 | 1,009 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #316 | 1,065 |
| 2021 | — | #321 | 1,036 | |
| 2020 | — | #323 | 1,018 | |
| 2019 | — | #298 | 1,147 | |
| 2018 | — | #289 | 1,219 | |
| 2017 | — | #274 | 1,327 | |
| 2016 | — | #280 | 1,301 | |
| 2015 | — | #283 | 1,297 | |
| 2014 | — | #265 | 1,382 | |
| 2013 | — | #246 | 1,472 | |
| 2012 | — | #249 | 1,464 | |
| 2011 | — | #231 | 1,559 | |
| 2010 | — | #210 | 1,701 | |
| 2009 | — | #195 | 1,954 | |
| 2008 | — | #187 | 2,143 | |
| 2007 | — | #169 | 2,413 | |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #165 | 2,546 |
| 2005 | — | #153 | 2,665 | |
| 2004 | — | #168 | 2,410 | |
| 2003 | — | #174 | 2,248 | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #165 | 2,326 |
| 2001 | — | #164 | 2,312 | |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #159 | 2,427 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #155 | 2,354 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #147 | 2,351 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #146 | 2,323 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #145 | 2,410 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #150 | 2,366 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #143 | 2,465 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #142 | 2,433 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #130 | 2,586 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | #131 | 2,498 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #134 | 2,390 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #139 | 2,208 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | #139 | 2,119 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #138 | 2,084 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #143 | 1,961 |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | #143 | 1,975 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | #146 | 1,850 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | #145 | 1,869 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #136 | 2,054 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #142 | 1,962 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #144 | 1,903 |
| 1979 | #3,078 | 27 | #140 | 1,910 |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | #142 | 1,849 |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | #146 | 1,739 |
| 1976 | #2,728 | 28 | #140 | 1,837 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | #139 | 1,800 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #142 | 1,766 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | #145 | 1,709 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #152 | 1,703 |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 13 | #164 | 1,689 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | #170 | 1,695 |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | #165 | 1,675 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #169 | 1,597 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 | #170 | 1,577 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #175 | 1,532 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | #176 | 1,502 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #169 | 1,636 |
| 1963 | #2,960 | 18 | #182 | 1,615 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #193 | 1,564 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | #187 | 1,666 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | #185 | 1,672 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #183 | 1,648 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #178 | 1,660 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #185 | 1,633 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #180 | 1,617 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #170 | 1,671 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #169 | 1,686 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #169 | 1,576 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #162 | 1,661 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #158 | 1,643 |
| 1950 | — | #158 | 1,581 | |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #154 | 1,643 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #156 | 1,591 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #156 | 1,678 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #157 | 1,491 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #150 | 1,389 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #149 | 1,400 |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | #149 | 1,429 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #153 | 1,275 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #154 | 1,120 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #147 | 1,170 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #143 | 1,143 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #144 | 1,144 |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | #138 | 1,131 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #135 | 1,173 |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 | #137 | 1,148 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #131 | 1,252 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 | #134 | 1,189 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #129 | 1,318 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | #132 | 1,312 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #120 | 1,520 |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | #111 | 1,626 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #111 | 1,646 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #116 | 1,603 |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #120 | 1,549 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #114 | 1,553 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #107 | 1,664 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #113 | 1,545 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #119 | 1,461 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #113 | 1,556 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #118 | 1,461 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #118 | 1,361 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #126 | 1,312 |
| 1917 | — | #128 | 1,157 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #133 | 1,049 |
| 1915 | — | #134 | 976 | |
| 1914 | — | #128 | 794 | |
| 1913 | — | #125 | 624 | |
| 1912 | — | #137 | 469 | |
| 1911 | — | #112 | 340 | |
| 1910 | — | #107 | 288 | |
| 1909 | — | #115 | 243 | |
| 1908 | — | #117 | 220 | |
| 1907 | — | #129 | 184 | |
| 1906 | — | #104 | 205 | |
| 1905 | — | #138 | 157 | |
| 1904 | — | #137 | 149 | |
| 1903 | — | #127 | 151 | |
| 1902 | — | #152 | 118 | |
| 1901 | — | #112 | 150 | |
| 1900 | — | #131 | 174 | |
| 1899 | — | #156 | 97 | |
| 1898 | — | #171 | 95 | |
| 1897 | — | #179 | 86 | |
| 1896 | — | #158 | 104 | |
| 1895 | — | #159 | 98 | |
| 1894 | — | #155 | 99 | |
| 1893 | — | #153 | 96 | |
| 1892 | — | #163 | 96 | |
| 1891 | — | #157 | 85 | |
| 1890 | — | #147 | 96 | |
| 1889 | — | #167 | 81 | |
| 1888 | — | #148 | 101 | |
| 1887 | — | #176 | 72 | |
| 1886 | — | #192 | 70 | |
| 1885 | — | #151 | 90 | |
| 1884 | — | #152 | 90 | |
| 1883 | — | #165 | 74 | |
| 1882 | — | #148 | 92 | |
| 1881 | — | #197 | 57 | |
| 1880 | — | #173 | 75 | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#55 · 1 in 187
- California#68 · 1 in 284
- Arizona#72 · 1 in 279
- Texas#75 · 1 in 324
- Nevada#91 · 1 in 356
Best ever in a state: #2 in Arizona, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #55 | 57 | 1 in 187 |
| California | #68 | 865 | 1 in 284 |
| Arizona | #72 | 123 | 1 in 279 |
| Texas | #75 | 485 | 1 in 324 |
| Nevada | #91 | 30 | 1 in 356 |
| Colorado | #108 | 59 | 1 in 424 |
| District of Columbia | #140 | 9 | 1 in 553 |
| Oregon | #155 | 29 | 1 in 667 |
| Illinois | #168 | 92 | 1 in 866 |
| Connecticut | #172 | 16 | 1 in 1,154 |
| New Jersey | #173 | 41 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Florida | #177 | 86 | 1 in 999 |
| New York | #178 | 101 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Idaho | #185 | 10 | 1 in 747 |
| Washington | #209 | 32 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Kansas | #220 | 13 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Massachusetts | #223 | 20 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Oklahoma | #235 | 15 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Iowa | #240 | 10 | 1 in 1,625 |
| Nebraska | #240 | 7 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Utah | #250 | 14 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Georgia | #285 | 30 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Wisconsin | #306 | 12 | 1 in 2,395 |
| Indiana | #308 | 16 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Virginia | #309 | 18 | 1 in 2,144 |
| Pennsylvania | #341 | 21 | 1 in 3,143 |
| North Carolina | #361 | 18 | 1 in 2,612 |
| Maryland | #370 | 10 | 1 in 2,810 |
| Minnesota | #411 | 7 | 1 in 4,120 |
| Michigan | #431 | 16 | 1 in 3,706 |
| Tennessee | #437 | 9 | 1 in 3,852 |
| Ohio | #497 | 13 | 1 in 5,385 |
| Louisiana | #687 | 5 | 1 in 5,374 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1906 at #104 (205 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 650 boys born in 1906 were named Manuel (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,986 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 12.6% of all boys named Manuel (24,176) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 802 | #148 (1888) | #167 |
| 1890s | 952 | #147 (1890) | #160 |
| 1900s | 1,751 | #104 (1906) | #126 |
| 1910s | 8,370 | #107 (1910) | #125 |
| 1920s | 15,664 | #107 (1924) | #114 |
| 1930s | 12,330 | #120 (1930) | #134 |
| 1940s | 14,186 | #147 (1940) | #153 |
| 1950s | 16,376 | #158 (1951) | #171 |
| 1960s | 16,036 | #165 (1969) | #177 |
| 1970s | 17,697 | #139 (1975) | #148 |
| 1980s | 19,985 | #136 (1982) | #142 |
| 1990s | 24,176 | #130 (1992) | #142 |
| 2000s | 23,444 | #153 (2005) | #170 |
| 2010s | 13,869 | #210 (2010) | #263 |
| 2020s | 5,946 | #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 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 248,673 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 33.0% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,802Zierra8
- #9,802Zoha8
- #9,802Zoi8
- #10,836Manuel7
- #10,836Aaisha7
- #10,836Aaleah7
- #10,836Aaleigha7
- #12,070Aalexis6
- #12,070Aalexus6
- #12,070Aalia6
Tied with 1,233 names at #10,836; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 812 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 98.6% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.