Manuela
- #2,564 for girls in 2025, 68 births
- Last seen for boys in 1932 at #3,776
- Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1920 · 200 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 11,033since 1880
Manuela over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Manuela has never cracked the top 400 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,564 | 68 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,080 | 92 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,466 | 72 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,228 | 84 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,366 | 76 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,005 | 93 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,538 | 69 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,179 | 86 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,357 | 77 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,617 | 67 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,773 | 63 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,290 | 81 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,936 | 57 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,805 | 62 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,483 | 73 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,803 | 62 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,852 | 61 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,485 | 76 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,647 | 69 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,353 | 80 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,636 | 64 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,204 | 80 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,229 | 77 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,046 | 84 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,035 | 83 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,306 | 67 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,527 | 56 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,164 | 66 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,749 | 87 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,125 | 64 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,282 | 58 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,142 | 63 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,012 | 69 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,600 | 96 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,933 | 72 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,437 | 50 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 40 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,419 | 45 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,024 | 55 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,025 | 53 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,760 | 64 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,511 | 75 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,961 | 52 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,769 | 62 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,674 | 68 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,474 | 82 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,694 | 65 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,569 | 69 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,514 | 72 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,355 | 79 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,439 | 72 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,486 | 66 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,510 | 62 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,674 | 53 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,560 | 62 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,681 | 55 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,402 | 68 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,291 | 73 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,281 | 71 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,500 | 55 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,470 | 59 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,403 | 63 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,258 | 77 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,420 | 62 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,301 | 71 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,315 | 66 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,196 | 79 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,109 | 89 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,222 | 73 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,334 | 57 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,154 | 74 | — | |
| 1953 | #921 | 105 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,080 | 76 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | — | |
| 1950 | #773 | 125 | — | |
| 1949 | #843 | 110 | — | |
| 1948 | #689 | 145 | — | |
| 1947 | #772 | 124 | — | |
| 1946 | #755 | 118 | — | |
| 1945 | #707 | 111 | — | |
| 1944 | #732 | 107 | — | |
| 1943 | #778 | 100 | — | |
| 1942 | #794 | 92 | — | |
| 1941 | #728 | 94 | — | |
| 1940 | #741 | 86 | — | |
| 1939 | #701 | 94 | — | |
| 1938 | #713 | 92 | — | |
| 1937 | #673 | 102 | — | |
| 1936 | #649 | 104 | — | |
| 1935 | #660 | 100 | — | |
| 1934 | #660 | 103 | — | |
| 1933 | #553 | 132 | — | |
| 1932 | #599 | 120 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #561 | 136 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #544 | 156 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #515 | 173 | — | |
| 1928 | #500 | 192 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #507 | 191 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #506 | 190 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #503 | 197 | — | |
| 1924 | #488 | 202 | — | |
| 1923 | #555 | 169 | — | |
| 1922 | #515 | 184 | — | |
| 1921 | #500 | 197 | — | |
| 1920 | #486 | 200 | — | |
| 1919 | #548 | 158 | — | |
| 1918 | #583 | 151 | — | |
| 1917 | #665 | 104 | — | |
| 1916 | #612 | 122 | — | |
| 1915 | #624 | 111 | — | |
| 1914 | #601 | 89 | — | |
| 1913 | #587 | 76 | — | |
| 1912 | #571 | 71 | — | |
| 1911 | #573 | 56 | — | |
| 1910 | #522 | 61 | — | |
| 1909 | #488 | 58 | — | |
| 1908 | #617 | 38 | — | |
| 1907 | #554 | 43 | — | |
| 1906 | #528 | 43 | — | |
| 1905 | #570 | 37 | — | |
| 1904 | #600 | 32 | — | |
| 1903 | #607 | 29 | — | |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | — | |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | — | |
| 1900 | #524 | 41 | — | |
| 1899 | #616 | 25 | — | |
| 1898 | #719 | 21 | — | |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | — | |
| 1896 | #754 | 18 | — | |
| 1895 | #703 | 20 | — | |
| 1894 | #812 | 14 | — | |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | — | |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | #758 | 13 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Manuela was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Manuela is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#761 · 1 in 4,005
- Florida#959 · 1 in 5,423
- California#2,767 · 1 in 26,954
- Texas#3,285 · 1 in 32,108
Best ever in a state: #38 in Arizona, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #761 | 6 | 1 in 4,005 |
| Florida | #959 | 16 | 1 in 5,423 |
| California | #2,767 | 6 | 1 in 26,954 |
| Texas | #3,285 | 5 | 1 in 32,108 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 559 spots since 2020 (#2,005 → #2,564)
- 209 spots since 2015 (#2,773 → #2,564)
- Biggest jump: 451 spots in 1892
- Biggest drop: 455 spots in 1891
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #486 (200 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1892–1950
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,987
- Highest: 1 in 5,987 girls born in 1909 were named Manuela (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 23,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #486 in 1920, was only 1 in 5,991 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 17.2% of all girls named Manuela (1,895) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | #678 (1882) | #816 |
| 1890s | 163 | #616 (1899) | #789 |
| 1900s | 368 | #488 (1909) | #584 |
| 1910s | 999 | #522 (1910) | #589 |
| 1920s | 1,895 | #486 (1920) | #508 |
| 1930s | 1,139 | #544 (1930) | #631 |
| 1940s | 1,087 | #689 (1948) | #754 |
| 1950s | 813 | #773 (1950) | #1,122 |
| 1960s | 638 | #1,258 (1962) | #1,415 |
| 1970s | 655 | #1,355 (1976) | #1,548 |
| 1980s | 596 | #1,474 (1980) | #1,939 |
| 1990s | 681 | #1,600 (1992) | #2,097 |
| 2000s | 741 | #2,035 (2001) | #2,379 |
| 2010s | 697 | #2,179 (2018) | #2,578 |
| 2020s | 485 | #2,005 (2020) | #2,285 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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