Manny
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAN-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,180 for boys
Manny is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is with us”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Manny mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Emmanuel or Manuel
“God is with us”
A pet form of Emmanuel or Manuel, from the Hebrew Immanuel, a name found in the Book of Isaiah.
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Is Manny a girl's or a boy's name?
Manny is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 37 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Manny in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,087th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Manny, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 19 boys.
2025 had more boys named Manny than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Manny in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Manny in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
How popular is Manny in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,180th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37 about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Manny, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 113 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Manny than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Manny in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manny in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,078 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,693 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,036 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,137 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,181 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,015 |
| 2011 | 80 | #1,794 |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,626 |
| 2009 | 113 | #1,471 |
| 2008 | 92 | #1,665 |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,928 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,009 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,312 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,121 |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,023 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,838 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,135 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,593 |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,719 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,593 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,978 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,533 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,699 |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,478 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,510 |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,546 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,427 |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,478 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,229 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,596 |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,350 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,326 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,410 |
| 1966 | 33 | #1,326 |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,334 |
| 1964 | 46 | #1,125 |
| 1963 | 49 | #1,092 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,146 |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,077 |
| 1960 | 45 | #1,166 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,279 |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,113 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1956 | 28 | #1,479 |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,645 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,761 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,516 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,571 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,461 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,942 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,424 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,632 |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,629 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,832 |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,537 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,759 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,587 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,837 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,770 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,178 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,002 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,162 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,192 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,058 |
| 1920 | 27 | #1,416 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,881 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,259 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,528 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,706 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,441 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,059 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,372 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
Names like Manny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Manny
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Manny: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manny, updated 20 October 2026.