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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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 1994

  • 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: #205 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,163 boysWAIdaho: #160 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 696 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: #140 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 710 boysILWisconsin: #526 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,044 boysWIMichigan: #340 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,837 boysMINew York: #135 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 828 boysNYMassachusetts: #161 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,246 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedRIOregon: #225 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,276 boysORNevada: #141 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 598 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedSDIowa: #279 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,119 boysIAIndiana: #541 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,274 boysINOhio: #534 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,681 boysOHPennsylvania: #259 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,223 boysPANew Jersey: #141 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 991 boysNJConnecticut: #244 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,976 boysCTCalifornia: #63 for boys · 1,022 births · 1 in 261 boysCAUtah: #256 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,583 boysUTColorado: #131 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 608 boysCONebraska: #242 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,661 boysNEMissouri: #500 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,786 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #283 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,952 boysVAMaryland: #461 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,295 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDEArizona: #49 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 214 boysAZNew Mexico: #55 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 232 boysNMKansas: #210 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,291 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedARTennessee: #605 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,920 boysTNNorth Carolina: #472 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,474 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #253 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,606 boysOKLouisiana: #497 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,513 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #352 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,530 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Manuel, so not publishedHITexas: #81 for boys · 449 births · 1 in 341 boysTXFlorida: #166 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 982 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#49 · 1 in 214
  2. New Mexico#55 · 1 in 232
  3. California#63 · 1 in 261
  4. Texas#81 · 1 in 341
  5. Colorado#131 · 1 in 608

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#491491 in 214
New Mexico#55481 in 232
California#631,0221 in 261
Texas#814491 in 341
Colorado#131401 in 608
New York#1351521 in 828
Illinois#1401191 in 710
Nevada#141161 in 598
New Jersey#141511 in 991
Idaho#160101 in 696
Massachusetts#161311 in 1,246
Florida#166871 in 982
Washington#205291 in 1,163
Kansas#210121 in 1,291
Oregon#225151 in 1,276
Nebraska#24261 in 1,661
Connecticut#244101 in 1,976
Oklahoma#253121 in 1,606
Utah#256111 in 1,583
Pennsylvania#259331 in 2,223
Iowa#27981 in 2,119
Virginia#283211 in 1,952
Michigan#340221 in 2,837
Georgia#352191 in 2,530
Maryland#46171 in 4,295
North Carolina#472101 in 4,474
Louisiana#49781 in 3,513
Missouri#50061 in 5,786
Wisconsin#52651 in 6,044
Ohio#534111 in 6,681
Indiana#54161 in 6,274
Tennessee#60551 in 6,920
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Vermont
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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
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 1994

girls
#4,687
21 births · 1 in 85,036 girls
boys
#143
2,465 births · 1 in 784 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #4,687Manuel21

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #143Manuel2,465
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 85,036 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 70.3% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #4,521Whitnie22
  2. #4,521Xandria22
  3. #4,521Yezenia22
  4. #4,687Manuel21
  5. #4,687Aaliya21
  6. #4,687Adia21
  7. #4,687Ahsley21
  8. #4,845Abilene20
  9. #4,845Acadia20
  10. #4,845Aditi20

Tied with 157 names at #4,687; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 784 of them was named Manuel, which outranked 98.6% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Manuel
  1. #140Julian2,505
  2. #141Frank2,479
  3. #142Mario2,466
  4. #143Manuel2,465
  5. #144Alan2,435
  6. #145Henry2,420
  7. #146Omar2,419
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994