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Manuel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Manuel ranks #371 in male records (860 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#371 · 860 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 98 male records (958 to 860); rank moved from #351 to #371.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 176 male records (1,036 to 860); rank moved from #321 to #371.
Peak year in available data
2017: 1,327 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Manuel becoming more popular?

Manuel's reported male count decreased by 98 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #351 to #371. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Manuel. That is not a count of zero.

Manuel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ManuelFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,3270201620252022: 5 female records2016: 1,301 male records2017: 1,327 male records2018: 1,219 male records2019: 1,147 male records2020: 1,018 male records2021: 1,036 male records2022: 1,065 male records2023: 1,009 male records2024: 958 male records2025: 860 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——860371
2024——958351
2023——1,009333
2022516,8401,065316
2021——1,036321
2020——1,018323
2019——1,147298
2018——1,219290
2017——1,327274
2016——1,301280

Questions about Manuel’s popularity

How common is Manuel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Manuel ranks #371 in male records (860 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Manuel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Manuel only.

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