Manuel

Boy name

Manuel has been given to 192,742 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2005 and currently ranks #371 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /mɑnˈwɛl/

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel.

Origin: Spanish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

192,742

Peak year

2005 (2,665 babies)

Rank in 2025

#371 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -34%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Manuel

António Guterres

Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017

Manuel Valls

French and Spanish politician

Manuel I Komnenos

Byzantine Emperor

Manuel Noriega

Panamanian head of state (1934-2017)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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