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Girl name

Manila

/məˈnɪlə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1944

Manila has been given to about 214 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1898, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/məˈnɪlə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 12
Median age today84 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Manila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1898 · 104
  • Born in 20250
  • All time214

How popular is Manila?

Its best year was 1898, when 104 babies were given the name, ranking 306th. The typical living American called Manila is about 84 years old today.

Names that sound like Manila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Camila0.75
  2. Daniela0.75
  3. Laila0.75
  4. Kamila0.75
  5. Kaila0.75
  6. Mariela0.75
  7. Jamila0.75
  8. Dalila0.75

Middle names for Manila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Manila Rose0.85
  2. Manila Louise0.85
  3. Manila June0.84
  4. Manila Pearl0.84
  5. Manila Quinn0.84
  6. Manila Nell0.84

Sibling names for Manila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Birdiesister · 0.36
  2. Lettiesister · 0.36

Where Manila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Manila White0.80
    2. Manila Reyes0.80
    3. Manila Nguyen0.80
    4. Manila Lee0.80
    5. Manila Hill0.80
    6. Manila Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Manila

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.