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Manuela

/mæˈnweɪlə/ · 100% girls · 68 born in 2025

Manuela has been given to about 11,068 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mæˈnweɪlə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,647
Median age today49 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Manuela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 202
  • Born in 202568
  • All time11,068
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Manuela?

Its best year was 1924, when 202 babies were given the name, ranking 491st. The typical living American called Manuela is about 49 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Manuela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Angela0.75
  2. Daniela0.75
  3. Mariela0.75
  4. Marcela0.75
  5. Marcella0.73
  6. Daniella0.73
  7. Mariella0.73
  8. Maricela0.68

Middle names for Manuela

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

Sibling names for Manuela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.94
  2. Elouisesister · 0.92
  3. Forestbrother · 0.92
  4. Amosbrother · 0.92
  5. Louiebrother · 0.91
  6. Theodorasister · 0.90

Where Manuela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Massachusetts0.01%
  2. Florida0.01%
  3. California0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Manuela across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.