Manuel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god is with us.
Babies a year
1,319
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#371
down from #351
UK popularity
#1035
29 babies
How Manuel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #283 |
| 2016 | #279 |
| 2017 | #274 |
| 2018 | #289 |
| 2019 | #298 |
| 2020 | #323 |
| 2021 | #321 |
| 2022 | #315 |
| 2023 | #331 |
| 2024 | #351 |
| 2025 | #371 |
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Manuel. In the US, 1,319 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,662 in 2005.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Manuel was most common in 1910, when it went to 0.14% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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