Manuela
Manuela was the 2573rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 486th; the most babies were born in 1924 (202). Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Manuela in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,573 girls, down 555 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 68girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924202 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,068babies recorded
Manuela popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 35 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,573 | 68 |
| 2020 | #2,018 | 93 |
| 2010 | #2,828 | 62 |
| 2000 | #2,323 | 67 |
| 1990 | #2,454 | 50 |
| 1980 | #1,478 | 82 |
| 1970 | #1,691 | 55 |
| 1960 | #1,307 | 71 |
| 1950 | #773 | 125 |
| 1940 | #747 | 86 |
| 1930 | #544 | 156 |
| 1920 | #486 | 200 |
| 1910 | #525 | 61 |
| 1900 | #528 | 41 |
| 1890 | #780 | 13 |
| 1880 | #901 | 5 |
How popular is Manuela, counting every spelling?
Manuela is the most common spelling of a name family that had 85 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 85 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuela | 68 | #2,573 | 392 |
| Manuella | 17 | #6,727 | 84 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Manuela?
68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Manuela (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Manuela born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 123 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Manuela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Manuela?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Manuela are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 21 and 67. That makes Manuela mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Manuela by state
How common Manuela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (6.8×), Florida (4.0×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Manuela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Manuela, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Manuela
How popular is the name Manuela?
Manuela was the 2573rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 486th; the most babies were born in 1924 (202). Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Manuela in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Manuela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Manuela in the US.
Where is Manuela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Manuela was most common in Massachusetts (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Alabama.