Manuel has been given to about 192,742 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Manuel ranks 371st among American boys in 2025, with 860 born that year. Its best year was 2005, when 2,665 babies were given the name, ranking 153rd. The typical living American called Manuel is about 40 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.