Manuel
Boy · man-WEL · Hebrew
Manuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is with us”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 371st for boys in the US (860 babies).
What does Manuel mean?
Hebrew: Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel
“God is with us”
Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel, the name given in Isaiah's prophecy.
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Is Manuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Manuel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 860 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Manuel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Manuel, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 39 boys.
Half of all the boys named Manuel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Manuel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 39 | #881 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 28 | #1,082 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 31 | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Manuel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #371among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 860about 1 in 2,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 860 boys in the US were named Manuel, making it the 371st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 323rd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 2,665 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Manuel than any year since 1914.
Half of all the boys named Manuel in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 860 | #371 |
| 2024 | 958 | #351 |
| 2023 | 1,009 | #332 |
| 2022 | 1,065 | #316 |
| 2021 | 1,036 | #321 |
| 2020 | 1,018 | #323 |
| 2019 | 1,147 | #298 |
| 2018 | 1,219 | #289 |
| 2017 | 1,327 | #274 |
| 2016 | 1,301 | #280 |
| 2015 | 1,297 | #283 |
| 2014 | 1,382 | #265 |
| 2013 | 1,472 | #246 |
| 2012 | 1,464 | #249 |
| 2011 | 1,559 | #231 |
| 2010 | 1,701 | #210 |
| 2009 | 1,954 | #195 |
| 2008 | 2,143 | #187 |
| 2007 | 2,413 | #169 |
| 2006 | 2,546 | #165 |
| 2005 | 2,665 | #153 |
| 2004 | 2,410 | #168 |
| 2003 | 2,248 | #174 |
| 2002 | 2,326 | #165 |
| 2001 | 2,312 | #164 |
| 2000 | 2,427 | #159 |
| 1999 | 2,354 | #155 |
| 1998 | 2,351 | #147 |
| 1997 | 2,323 | #146 |
| 1996 | 2,410 | #145 |
| 1995 | 2,366 | #150 |
| 1994 | 2,465 | #143 |
| 1993 | 2,433 | #142 |
| 1992 | 2,586 | #130 |
| 1991 | 2,498 | #131 |
| 1990 | 2,390 | #134 |
| 1989 | 2,208 | #139 |
| 1988 | 2,119 | #139 |
| 1987 | 2,084 | #138 |
| 1986 | 1,961 | #143 |
| 1985 | 1,975 | #143 |
| 1984 | 1,850 | #146 |
| 1983 | 1,869 | #145 |
| 1982 | 2,054 | #136 |
| 1981 | 1,962 | #142 |
| 1980 | 1,903 | #144 |
| 1979 | 1,910 | #140 |
| 1978 | 1,849 | #142 |
| 1977 | 1,739 | #146 |
| 1976 | 1,837 | #140 |
| 1975 | 1,800 | #139 |
| 1974 | 1,766 | #142 |
| 1973 | 1,709 | #145 |
| 1972 | 1,703 | #152 |
| 1971 | 1,689 | #164 |
| 1970 | 1,695 | #170 |
| 1969 | 1,675 | #165 |
| 1968 | 1,597 | #169 |
| 1967 | 1,577 | #170 |
| 1966 | 1,532 | #175 |
| 1965 | 1,502 | #176 |
| 1964 | 1,636 | #169 |
| 1963 | 1,615 | #182 |
| 1962 | 1,564 | #193 |
| 1961 | 1,666 | #187 |
| 1960 | 1,672 | #185 |
| 1959 | 1,648 | #183 |
| 1958 | 1,660 | #178 |
| 1957 | 1,633 | #185 |
| 1956 | 1,617 | #180 |
| 1955 | 1,671 | #170 |
| 1954 | 1,686 | #169 |
| 1953 | 1,576 | #169 |
| 1952 | 1,661 | #162 |
| 1951 | 1,643 | #158 |
| 1950 | 1,581 | #158 |
| 1949 | 1,643 | #154 |
| 1948 | 1,591 | #156 |
| 1947 | 1,678 | #156 |
| 1946 | 1,491 | #157 |
| 1945 | 1,389 | #150 |
| 1944 | 1,400 | #149 |
| 1943 | 1,429 | #149 |
| 1942 | 1,275 | #153 |
| 1941 | 1,120 | #154 |
| 1940 | 1,170 | #147 |
| 1939 | 1,143 | #143 |
| 1938 | 1,144 | #144 |
| 1937 | 1,131 | #138 |
| 1936 | 1,173 | #135 |
| 1935 | 1,148 | #137 |
| 1934 | 1,252 | #131 |
| 1933 | 1,189 | #134 |
| 1932 | 1,318 | #129 |
| 1931 | 1,312 | #132 |
| 1930 | 1,520 | #120 |
| 1929 | 1,626 | #111 |
| 1928 | 1,646 | #111 |
| 1927 | 1,603 | #116 |
| 1926 | 1,549 | #120 |
| 1925 | 1,553 | #114 |
| 1924 | 1,664 | #107 |
| 1923 | 1,545 | #113 |
| 1922 | 1,461 | #119 |
| 1921 | 1,556 | #113 |
| 1920 | 1,461 | #118 |
| 1919 | 1,361 | #118 |
| 1918 | 1,312 | #126 |
| 1917 | 1,157 | #128 |
| 1916 | 1,049 | #133 |
| 1915 | 976 | #134 |
| 1914 | 794 | #128 |
| 1913 | 624 | #125 |
| 1912 | 469 | #137 |
| 1911 | 340 | #112 |
| 1910 | 288 | #107 |
| 1909 | 243 | #115 |
| 1908 | 220 | #117 |
| 1907 | 184 | #129 |
| 1906 | 205 | #104 |
| 1905 | 157 | #138 |
| 1904 | 149 | #137 |
| 1903 | 151 | #127 |
| 1902 | 118 | #152 |
| 1901 | 150 | #112 |
| 1900 | 174 | #131 |
| 1899 | 97 | #156 |
| 1898 | 95 | #171 |
| 1897 | 86 | #179 |
| 1896 | 104 | #158 |
| 1895 | 98 | #159 |
| 1894 | 99 | #155 |
| 1893 | 96 | #153 |
| 1892 | 96 | #163 |
| 1891 | 85 | #157 |
| 1890 | 96 | #147 |
| 1889 | 81 | #167 |
| 1888 | 101 | #148 |
| 1887 | 72 | #176 |
| 1886 | 70 | #192 |
| 1885 | 90 | #151 |
| 1884 | 90 | #152 |
| 1883 | 74 | #165 |
| 1882 | 92 | #148 |
| 1881 | 57 | #197 |
| 1880 | 75 | #173 |
Nicknames for Manuel
Names like Manuel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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