Girls' name · since 1886
Manuelita
Since 1886, U.S. Social Security records show 989 babies named Manuelita, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 989
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Manuelita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 989 have been recorded since 1886.
Manuelita has 989 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2005.
- #7,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 989 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manuelita ranks #7,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 989 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,584 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 989
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Manuelita's 989 recorded births place it above 89.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Manuelita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Manuelita splits its recorded history at 1939: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Manuelita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2005
- Peak year (1922)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Manuelita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (146 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Manuelita's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Manuelita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s
1890s
61 births
- 1900s
1900s
70 births
- 1910s
1910s
116 births
- 1920s
1920s
146 births
- 1930s
1930s
136 births
- 1940s
1940s
135 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 146 births (15% of all-time use).
How Manuelita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Manuelita's total volume
Manuelita by state
Where Manuelita concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 279 | 28.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 107 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
279 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Manuelita's data
- Manuelita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Manuelitas (279 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico 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 Manuelita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1886–2005 (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 Manuelita 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.