Is Manuel a boy or girl name?
Manuel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 954 boys were named Manuel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 191,870 US babies named Manuel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #351
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Manuel since 1880
- 191,870
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 2,665 babies
Boys and girls named Manuel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 802 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 952 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,751 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 8,371 | 25 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 15,663 | 124 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 12,330 | 121 | 1% |
| 1940s | 14,186 | 97 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 16,375 | 98 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 16,038 | 128 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 17,697 | 208 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 19,983 | 195 | 1% |
| 1990s | 24,174 | 132 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 23,442 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 13,868 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5,080 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 954 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,008 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,064 | #316 | 5 | #16,826 |
| 2021 | 1,036 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,018 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,147 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,218 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,327 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,301 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,297 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,382 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,472 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,464 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,559 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,701 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,954 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,143 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,413 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,546 | #165 | 8 | #13,148 |
| 2005 | 2,665 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,410 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 2,248 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2,326 | #165 | 8 | #11,785 |
| 2001 | 2,311 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 2,426 | #159 | 9 | #10,418 |
| 1999 | 2,354 | #155 | 7 | #12,179 |
| 1998 | 2,351 | #147 | 8 | #10,745 |
| 1997 | 2,323 | #146 | 7 | #11,591 |
| 1996 | 2,410 | #145 | 9 | #9,276 |
| 1995 | 2,366 | #150 | 11 | #7,863 |
| 1994 | 2,464 | #143 | 21 | #4,777 |
| 1993 | 2,433 | #142 | 13 | #6,890 |
| 1992 | 2,585 | #131 | 19 | #5,185 |
| 1991 | 2,498 | #131 | 21 | #4,742 |
| 1990 | 2,390 | #134 | 16 | #5,721 |
| 1989 | 2,207 | #139 | 27 | #3,747 |
| 1988 | 2,119 | #139 | 17 | #4,976 |
| 1987 | 2,084 | #138 | 19 | #4,405 |
| 1986 | 1,961 | #143 | 18 | #4,463 |
| 1985 | 1,975 | #143 | 23 | #3,682 |
| 1984 | 1,849 | #146 | 17 | #4,426 |
| 1983 | 1,869 | #145 | 25 | #3,300 |
| 1982 | 2,054 | #136 | 13 | #5,406 |
| 1981 | 1,962 | #142 | 23 | #3,584 |
| 1980 | 1,903 | #144 | 13 | #5,424 |
| 1979 | 1,909 | #140 | 27 | #3,123 |
| 1978 | 1,849 | #142 | 21 | #3,589 |
| 1977 | 1,739 | #146 | 28 | #2,882 |
| 1976 | 1,838 | #140 | 28 | #2,767 |
| 1975 | 1,799 | #139 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1974 | 1,766 | #142 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1973 | 1,710 | #145 | 21 | #3,187 |
| 1972 | 1,704 | #152 | 17 | #3,652 |
| 1971 | 1,688 | #164 | 13 | #4,445 |
| 1970 | 1,695 | #170 | 16 | #3,804 |
| 1969 | 1,675 | #165 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1968 | 1,598 | #169 | 8 | #5,453 |
| 1967 | 1,576 | #170 | 14 | #3,580 |
| 1966 | 1,534 | #175 | 10 | #4,369 |
| 1965 | 1,502 | #176 | 13 | #3,660 |
| 1964 | 1,636 | #169 | 8 | #5,280 |
| 1963 | 1,616 | #182 | 18 | #3,030 |
| 1962 | 1,562 | #193 | 11 | #4,171 |
| 1961 | 1,666 | #187 | 14 | #3,546 |
| 1960 | 1,673 | #187 | 13 | #3,613 |
| 1959 | 1,648 | #183 | 13 | #3,552 |
| 1958 | 1,659 | #178 | 8 | #4,754 |
| 1957 | 1,633 | #185 | 9 | #4,421 |
| 1956 | 1,618 | #180 | 16 | #3,004 |
| 1955 | 1,671 | #170 | 5 | #6,380 |
| 1954 | 1,685 | #169 | 13 | #3,258 |
| 1953 | 1,576 | #169 | 6 | #5,423 |
| 1952 | 1,661 | #162 | 12 | #3,318 |
| 1951 | 1,643 | #158 | 16 | #2,648 |
| 1950 | 1,581 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,643 | #154 | 10 | #3,528 |
| 1948 | 1,591 | #156 | 10 | #3,502 |
| 1947 | 1,678 | #156 | 12 | #3,165 |
| 1946 | 1,491 | #157 | 10 | #3,350 |
| 1945 | 1,389 | #150 | 10 | #3,046 |
| 1944 | 1,400 | #149 | 8 | #3,571 |
| 1943 | 1,430 | #149 | 15 | #2,404 |
| 1942 | 1,274 | #153 | 6 | #4,433 |
| 1941 | 1,120 | #154 | 7 | #3,818 |
| 1940 | 1,170 | #147 | 9 | #3,117 |
| 1939 | 1,143 | #143 | 9 | #3,050 |
| 1938 | 1,144 | #144 | 6 | #4,147 |
| 1937 | 1,131 | #138 | 10 | #2,865 |
| 1936 | 1,173 | #135 | 14 | #2,218 |
| 1935 | 1,148 | #137 | 16 | #2,063 |
| 1934 | 1,252 | #131 | 20 | #1,745 |
| 1933 | 1,189 | #134 | 13 | #2,352 |
| 1932 | 1,318 | #129 | 9 | #3,183 |
| 1931 | 1,312 | #132 | 14 | #2,264 |
| 1930 | 1,520 | #121 | 10 | #2,987 |
| 1929 | 1,626 | #111 | 15 | #2,262 |
| 1928 | 1,646 | #111 | 19 | #1,998 |
| 1927 | 1,603 | #116 | 9 | #3,461 |
| 1926 | 1,549 | #120 | 14 | #2,534 |
| 1925 | 1,553 | #114 | 13 | #2,717 |
| 1924 | 1,664 | #108 | 11 | #3,087 |
| 1923 | 1,545 | #114 | 12 | #2,846 |
| 1922 | 1,461 | #119 | 10 | #3,288 |
| 1921 | 1,556 | #113 | 5 | #5,606 |
| 1920 | 1,460 | #118 | 16 | #2,331 |
| 1919 | 1,361 | #118 | 9 | #3,363 |
| 1918 | 1,312 | #126 | 9 | #3,412 |
| 1917 | 1,158 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 1,049 | #133 | 7 | #3,778 |
| 1915 | 976 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 794 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 624 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 469 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 340 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 288 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 243 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 220 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 184 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 205 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 157 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 149 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 151 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 118 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 150 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 174 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 97 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 95 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 86 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 104 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 98 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 99 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 96 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 96 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 85 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 96 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 81 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 101 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 72 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 70 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 90 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 90 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 74 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 92 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 57 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 75 | #173 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Manuel reached #104 in 1906. As a girl name, it reached #1,745 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Manuel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.