Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Manuel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Manuel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2005

Peak rank proxy

2,665

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20052024

Peak year

2005

Decline from peak

64.2%

2024

954

All-time

190,712

Manuel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2005, when 2,665 boys were named Manuel.

In 2024, only 954 boys were given the name.

Down 64.2% from its peak.

All told, about 190,712 Americans have been named Manuel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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