How Many People Are Named Manuela?
An estimated 5,457 people in the United States have the first name Manuela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Manuela peaked in popularity in 1924 with 202 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Manuela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Manuela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,457
About 1 in 62,810 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1924
202 births
Total Registered
10,996
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Manuela
Manuela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,996 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Manuela as a male name
Ranked #4,099 in 1932
5 male births in 1932
Peak: 1931 (7 births)
Manuela as a female name
Ranked #2,121 in 2024
90 female births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (202 births)
Manuela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Manuela span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,912 babies were registered. Manuela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Manuela by Decade
How has Manuela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Manuela by State
Birth registrations for Manuela span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Kansas. On average, about 506 Manuelas were registered per state.
Manuela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Manuela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Manuela
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Manuela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Manuela?
We estimate approximately 5,457 people named Manuela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 62,810 Americans share this first name.
Is Manuela a common name?
Manuela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,996 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Manuela most popular?
Manuela reached peak popularity in 1924, when 202 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Manuela is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Manuela a female name?
Manuela is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Manuela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Manuela Smith, Manuela Johnson, Manuela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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