Manuela is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Manuela means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Manuela across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Manuela has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Manuela is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is with us”. Spanish feminine form of Emmanuel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,068 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 308 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 23 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Manuela per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1924 (202/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (21/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Manuela has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1924, when it ranked #908 nationally (given to 202 babies that year).
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