Manel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-NEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Manel is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “attainment, achievement”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Manel mean?
Arabic: North African spelling of Manal, from manal
“attainment, achievement”
North African spelling of Manal, an Arabic name from manal, meaning attainment or achievement.
Is Manel a girl's or a boy's name?
Manel is a girls' name.
How popular is Manel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Manel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
Names like Manel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ruby, Mia, Millie, Lily, Lola, Zara, Daisy, Summer, Evie, Maisie, Martha, Lyla
Names related to Manel
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Mohammad, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Manel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manel, updated 20 October 2026.