Manuela — #2109 US girls' name
10,961 babies named Manuela in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 88% of names given to girls today.
17% of everyone ever named Manuela was born in this single decade.
202 babies were named Manuela in 1924 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Manuela
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,961 babies named Manuela between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Manuela currently holds the #2109 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 202 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Manuela performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,895 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Manuela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5,131 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Manuela in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Manuela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,961 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Manuela at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Manuela popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1924)
- 202
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #2109 among girls.
10,961 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1924 with 202 births in a single year.
Manuela popularity over time — boys
35 total births recorded since 1926 (Manuela as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Manuela accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Manuela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 1,895 births that decade — 17% of Manuela's all-time total
Manuela decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,895 births
- Runner-up 1,139 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Manuela's strongest decade
1,895 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Manuela by state
Where Manuela concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,131 | 46.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,298 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 442 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 347 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 327 | 3.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 304 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 104 | 0.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 43 | 0.4% |
5,131 of 10,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 46.8% of nationwide
- California 11.8% of nationwide
- Florida 4.0% of nationwide
- New Mexico 3.2% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 46.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Manuela appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.