Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- God is with us
- Spanish
- God is with us; popular Spanish diminutive of Emmanuel
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Manuel
Pronunciation
m(a)-nuel
Famous People
Shoe designer Manolo Blahnik
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #153, 2,661 births); most recent 2025 (rank #371, 860 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #2838, 28 births); most recent 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 860 | – |
| 2024 | 954 | – |
| 2023 | 1,008 | – |
| 2022 | 1,064 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1,036 | – |
| 2020 | 1,018 | – |
| 2019 | 1,147 | – |
| 2018 | 1,218 | – |
| 2017 | 1,327 | – |
| 2016 | 1,301 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #900, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1035, 29 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2016 | 30 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #67, 1,411 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1032, 35 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2020 | 63 |
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2018 | 53 |
| 2017 | 69 |
| 2016 | 76 |
| 2015 | 88 |
| 2014 | 98 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #522, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #619, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #534, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence