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Manuel

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Manuel: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Manuel: Recorded since 1952, its highest recorded position is #269, and it stood at #577 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #898 to #2357.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#898#2357
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1997#2337
1998#1821
1999#1664
2000#2142
2001#1595
2002#2005
2003#1629
2004#1596
2005#1534
2006#1892
2007#1306
2008#1024
2009#1302
2010#1801
2011#1251
2012#1313
2013#1116
2014#1178
2015#1074
2016#974
2017#968
2018#1040
2019#1083
2020#962
2021#1117
2022#1314
2023#1309
2024#898
2025#1035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 44 of the 65 years from 1952 to 2016.

In 2025: #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1035 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–2016

    Highest recorded position: #269 among boys in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1952–2016).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1035 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #269 in Norway in 1954.

Manuel's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#103529HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#89835HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#130920HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#131420HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#111725HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#96229HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#108325HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#104027HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#96831HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#97430HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#107426HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#117822HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#111623HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#131319HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#125120HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#180112HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#130218HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#102425HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#130617HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#18929HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#153412HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#159610HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#16299HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#20056HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#15958HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#16647HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4626HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4935HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5005HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4776HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4916HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5664HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5614HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5565HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#39810HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#42110HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4668HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#40011HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#40410HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#37312HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#35413HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4688HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5436HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#39711HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#40810HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#34413HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5037HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#39510HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5515HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4279HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5316HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5346HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5525HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#6024HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5296HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4109HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5734HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4397HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4337HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4317HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4895HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#34110HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#3718HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4016HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4565HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3358HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4325HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4045HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#26910HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3287HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5825HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#5565HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#6104HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#5345HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#3193HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Manuel is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Manuel, between 1952 and 2025, in 67 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1952–201644#269 in 1954
Republic of Ireland1988–202510#319 in 1988
England and Wales1996–202530#898 in 2024
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 70 years earlier in Norway (1954) than in England and Wales (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #269 in Norway in 1954. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.