Manuela is an established girls' name that peaked in 1924 and has grown less common since.
Manuela is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,573 for girl births in the United States (and #4,566 across all names), given to 68 babies. Manuela was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (202 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | #2,573 | — |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | #2,092 | — |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | #2,484 | — |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | #2,243 | — |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | #2,378 | — |
| 2020 | 93 | 93 | #2,018 | — |
| 2019 | 69 | 69 | #2,555 | — |
| 2018 | 86 | 86 | #2,184 | — |
| 2017 | 77 | 77 | #2,374 | — |
| 2016 | 67 | 67 | #2,636 | — |
| 2015 | 63 | 63 | #2,800 | — |
| 2014 | 81 | 81 | #2,301 | — |
| 2013 | 57 | 57 | #2,961 | — |
| 2012 | 62 | 62 | #2,824 | — |
| 2011 | 73 | 73 | #2,502 | — |
| 2010 | 62 | 62 | #2,828 | — |
| 2009 | 61 | 61 | #2,876 | — |
| 2008 | 76 | 76 | #2,500 | — |
| 2007 | 69 | 69 | #2,671 | — |
| 2006 | 80 | 80 | #2,367 | — |
| 2005 | 64 | 64 | #2,659 | — |
| 2004 | 80 | 80 | #2,223 | — |
| 2003 | 77 | 77 | #2,240 | — |
| 2002 | 84 | 84 | #2,058 | — |
| 2001 | 83 | 83 | #2,045 | — |
| 2000 | 67 | 67 | #2,323 | — |
| 1999 | 56 | 56 | #2,553 | — |
| 1998 | 66 | 66 | #2,178 | — |
| 1997 | 87 | — | #1,754 | — |
| 1996 | 64 | — | #2,141 | — |
| 1995 | 58 | — | #2,299 | — |
| 1994 | 63 | — | #2,157 | — |
| 1993 | 69 | — | #2,024 | — |
| 1992 | 96 | — | #1,607 | — |
| 1991 | 72 | — | #1,949 | — |
| 1990 | 50 | — | #2,454 | — |
| 1989 | 40 | — | #2,794 | — |
| 1988 | 45 | — | #2,428 | — |
| 1987 | 55 | — | #2,037 | — |
| 1986 | 53 | — | #2,043 | — |
| 1985 | 64 | — | #1,777 | — |
| 1984 | 75 | — | #1,525 | — |
| 1983 | 52 | — | #1,982 | — |
| 1982 | 62 | — | #1,776 | — |
| 1981 | 68 | — | #1,690 | — |
| 1980 | 82 | — | #1,478 | — |
| 1979 | 65 | — | #1,701 | — |
| 1978 | 69 | — | #1,576 | — |
| 1977 | 72 | — | #1,524 | — |
| 1976 | 79 | — | #1,366 | — |
| 1975 | 72 | — | #1,445 | — |
| 1974 | 66 | — | #1,495 | — |
| 1973 | 62 | — | #1,519 | — |
| 1972 | 53 | — | #1,685 | — |
| 1971 | 62 | — | #1,569 | — |
| 1970 | 55 | — | #1,691 | — |
| 1969 | 68 | — | #1,415 | — |
| 1968 | 73 | — | #1,296 | — |
| 1967 | 71 | — | #1,291 | — |
| 1966 | 39 | — | #1,847 | — |
| 1965 | 55 | — | #1,510 | — |
| 1964 | 59 | — | #1,476 | — |
| 1963 | 63 | — | #1,412 | — |
| 1962 | 77 | — | #1,262 | — |
| 1961 | 62 | — | #1,424 | — |
| 1960 | 71 | — | #1,307 | — |
| 1959 | 66 | — | #1,320 | — |
| 1958 | 79 | — | #1,201 | — |
| 1957 | 89 | — | #1,113 | — |
| 1956 | 73 | — | #1,224 | — |
| 1955 | 57 | — | #1,343 | — |
| 1954 | 74 | — | #1,162 | — |
| 1953 | 105 | — | #923 | — |
| 1952 | 76 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1951 | 69 | — | #1,128 | — |
| 1950 | 125 | — | #773 | — |
| 1949 | 110 | — | #844 | — |
| 1948 | 145 | — | #693 | — |
| 1947 | 124 | — | #773 | — |
| 1946 | 118 | — | #755 | — |
| 1945 | 111 | — | #710 | — |
| 1944 | 107 | — | #736 | — |
| 1943 | 100 | — | #781 | — |
| 1942 | 92 | — | #796 | — |
| 1941 | 94 | — | #732 | — |
| 1940 | 86 | — | #747 | — |
| 1939 | 94 | — | #703 | — |
| 1938 | 92 | — | #716 | — |
| 1937 | 102 | — | #676 | — |
| 1936 | 104 | — | #650 | — |
| 1935 | 100 | — | #660 | — |
| 1934 | 103 | — | #662 | — |
| 1933 | 132 | — | #555 | — |
| 1932 | 125 | — | #600 | #4,100 |
| 1931 | 143 | — | #564 | #3,290 |
| 1930 | 162 | — | #544 | #3,854 |
| 1929 | 173 | — | #515 | — |
| 1928 | 198 | — | #501 | #3,981 |
| 1927 | 196 | — | #508 | #4,569 |
| 1926 | 196 | — | #506 | #4,020 |
| 1925 | 197 | — | #503 | — |
| 1924 | 202 | — | #491 | — |
| 1923 | 169 | — | #556 | — |
| 1922 | 184 | — | #517 | — |
| 1921 | 197 | — | #502 | — |
| 1920 | 200 | — | #486 | — |
| 1919 | 158 | — | #550 | — |
| 1918 | 151 | — | #584 | — |
| 1917 | 104 | — | #669 | — |
| 1916 | 122 | — | #612 | — |
| 1915 | 111 | — | #624 | — |
| 1914 | 89 | — | #606 | — |
| 1913 | 76 | — | #593 | — |
| 1912 | 71 | — | #573 | — |
| 1911 | 56 | — | #578 | — |
| 1910 | 61 | — | #525 | — |
| 1909 | 58 | — | #491 | — |
| 1908 | 38 | — | #624 | — |
| 1907 | 43 | — | #560 | — |
| 1906 | 43 | — | #535 | — |
| 1905 | 37 | — | #576 | — |
| 1904 | 32 | — | #606 | — |
| 1903 | 29 | — | #621 | — |
| 1902 | 24 | — | #707 | — |
| 1901 | 23 | — | #676 | — |
| 1900 | 41 | — | #528 | — |
| 1899 | 25 | — | #624 | — |
| 1898 | 21 | — | #738 | — |
| 1897 | 16 | — | #814 | — |
| 1896 | 18 | — | #778 | — |
| 1895 | 20 | — | #717 | — |
| 1894 | 14 | — | #834 | — |
| 1893 | 15 | — | #782 | — |
| 1892 | 15 | — | #784 | — |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,289 | — |
| 1890 | 13 | — | #780 | — |
| 1889 | 8 | — | #999 | — |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,233 | — |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #912 | — |
| 1886 | 7 | — | #960 | — |
| 1885 | 9 | — | #780 | — |
| 1884 | 10 | — | #713 | — |
| 1883 | 8 | — | #736 | — |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #716 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #723 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #901 | — |