Manuel Name Popularity

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How popular is Manuel?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Manuel, ranked the 289th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Manuel has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 104, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1906.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2005 with 2,663 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Manuel in any given year was 57 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1902-1906, 1907-1921, 1944-1947, 1986-1990, and 2002-2005, the name Manuel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2009-2012.

The popularity trend for Manuel has been moving downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Manuel has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Manuel?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Manuel is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Manuel (Girl)		Manuel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,206	289
2017		< 5	--	1,325	273
2016		< 5	--	1,297	279
2015		< 5	--	1,295	283
2014		< 5	--	1,380	265
2013		< 5	--	1,469	246
2012		< 5	--	1,463	249
2011		< 5	--	1,557	231
2010		< 5	--	1,698	210
2009		< 5	--	1,953	195
2008		< 5	--	2,143	187
2007		< 5	--	2,413	169
2006		8	13,141	2,546	165
2005		< 5	--	2,663	153
2004		< 5	--	2,410	168
2003		< 5	--	2,247	174
2002		8	11,777	2,325	164
2001		< 5	--	2,312	164
2000		9	10,416	2,426	159
1999		7	12,179	2,353	155
1998		8	10,744	2,350	147
1997		7	11,589	2,322	146
1996		9	9,273	2,409	145
1995		11	7,861	2,365	150
1994		21	4,777	2,464	143
1993		13	6,888	2,433	142
1992		19	5,183	2,584	131
1991		21	4,742	2,497	131
1990		16	5,720	2,390	134
1989		27	3,748	2,208	139
1988		17	4,973	2,118	139
1987		19	4,404	2,085	138
1986		18	4,464	1,959	143
1985		23	3,681	1,975	143
1984		17	4,426	1,849	146
1983		25	3,298	1,867	145
1982		13	5,406	2,055	136
1981		23	3,584	1,958	143
1980		13	5,423	1,904	144
1979		27	3,121	1,909	140
1978		21	3,586	1,848	142
1977		28	2,881	1,738	146
1976		28	2,768	1,836	140
1975		24	3,015	1,800	139
1974		13	4,611	1,765	142
1973		21	3,186	1,712	145
1972		17	3,650	1,704	152
1971		13	4,443	1,685	164
1970		16	3,804	1,694	170
1969		19	3,161	1,677	165
1968		8	5,448	1,595	169
1967		14	3,579	1,575	170
1966		10	4,368	1,534	175
1965		13	3,658	1,501	176
1964		8	5,279	1,637	169
1963		18	3,027	1,614	182
1962		11	4,167	1,566	193
1961		14	3,545	1,666	186
1960		13	3,613	1,673	186
1959		13	3,547	1,647	183
1958		8	4,753	1,654	178
1957		9	4,419	1,636	184
1956		16	3,004	1,617	181
1955		6	5,594	1,672	169
1954		12	3,423	1,681	169
1953		6	5,422	1,576	169
1952		12	3,317	1,662	162
1951		16	2,647	1,643	158
1950		< 5	--	1,581	158
1949		10	3,527	1,643	154
1948		10	3,499	1,591	156
1947		12	3,165	1,679	156
1946		10	3,349	1,491	157
1945		10	3,047	1,389	150
1944		8	3,571	1,400	149
1943		15	2,404	1,430	149
1942		6	4,435	1,274	153
1941		7	3,817	1,120	154
1940		9	3,115	1,171	147
1939		9	3,051	1,141	143
1938		6	4,146	1,144	144
1937		10	2,863	1,131	138
1936		14	2,218	1,172	135
1935		16	2,062	1,148	137
1934		20	1,744	1,252	131
1933		13	2,352	1,190	134
1932		9	3,182	1,318	129
1931		14	2,264	1,312	132
1930		10	2,987	1,521	120
1929		15	2,262	1,625	111
1928		19	1,998	1,648	111
1927		9	3,462	1,603	116
1926		14	2,534	1,549	120
1925		13	2,717	1,554	114
1924		11	3,088	1,664	108
1923		12	2,846	1,545	114
1922		10	3,287	1,461	119
1921		5	5,606	1,556	113
1920		16	2,331	1,460	118
1919		9	3,363	1,361	118
1918		9	3,412	1,312	126
1917		< 5	--	1,158	128
1916		7	3,778	1,049	133
1915		< 5	--	976	134
1914		< 5	--	794	128
1913		< 5	--	624	125
1912		< 5	--	469	137
1911		< 5	--	340	112
1910		< 5	--	288	107
1909		< 5	--	243	115
1908		< 5	--	220	118
1907		< 5	--	184	130
1906		< 5	--	205	104
1905		< 5	--	157	138
1904		< 5	--	149	138
1903		< 5	--	151	127
1902		< 5	--	118	152
1901		< 5	--	150	112
1900		< 5	--	174	131
1899		< 5	--	97	157
1898		< 5	--	95	171
1897		< 5	--	86	179
1896		< 5	--	104	159
1895		< 5	--	98	159
1894		< 5	--	99	155
1893		< 5	--	96	154
1892		< 5	--	96	164
1891		< 5	--	85	159
1890		< 5	--	96	148
1889		< 5	--	81	167
1888		< 5	--	101	151
1887		< 5	--	72	176
1886		< 5	--	70	192
1885		< 5	--	90	151
1884		< 5	--	90	153
1883		< 5	--	74	167
1882		< 5	--	92	148
1881		< 5	--	57	199
1880		< 5	--	75	173

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.