Boys' name · since 1965
Manolo
1,524 babies named Manolo in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,534 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,524
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Manolo currently ranks #1534 among boys' names in America, with 1,524 babies recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Manolo recorded 1,524 times among boys since 1965, holding rank #1534 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #3,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,534 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,524 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manolo ranks #3,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,534 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,524 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,534 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,524
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Manolo's 1,524 recorded births place it above 91.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Manolo compares
1,524 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Manolo's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Manolo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,524 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 34 | 22,252 |
Manolo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Manolo splits its recorded history at 1997: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 113 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Manolo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Manolo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (522 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Manolo's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Manolo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 80
1970s
80 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
522 births
- 2020s
2020s
470 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 522 births (34% of all-time use).
How Manolo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Manolo's total volume
Manolo by state
Where Manolo concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 308 | 20.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 214 | 14.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 19 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
308 of 1,524 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Manolo appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Manolo's data
- Manolo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (522 total births) through the 2020s (470) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Manolos (308 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Manolo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Manolo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.