mahn-WEHL-lah
Manuela
About Manuela
Manuela is one feminine form that's more energetic than the male original, and is worth considering if you're seeking an easily assimilated Spanish name.
In the 1948 film The Pirate, set in the Caribbean village of Calvados, Judy Garland plays a spirited senorita named Manuela. Manuela Santos is a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation and there is a Manuela in the James Bond film Moonraker.
Pronounced mahn-WEHL-lah.
As of October 2026, Manuela ranked #2573 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #486 in 1920.
Editor's take: The name Manuela is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "God is with us".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,301 | 81 | 45.3 |
| 2015 | #2,798 | 63 | 35.3 |
| 2016 | #2,635 | 67 | 37.8 |
| 2017 | #2,373 | 77 | 44.6 |
| 2018 | #2,183 | 86 | 50.6 |
| 2019 | #2,555 | 69 | 41.1 |
| 2020 | #2,016 | 93 | 57.5 |
| 2021 | #2,378 | 76 | 46.3 |
| 2022 | #2,242 | 84 | 51.2 |
| 2023 | #2,480 | 72 | 44.9 |
| 2024 | #2,121 | 90 | 55.5 |
| 2025 | #2,573 | 68 | 42.3 |
World rankings
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Chilean actress
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German footballer
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Colombian,American model and actress
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Polish novelist and politician
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Spanish TV hostess
- Manuela Bijelic (b. 2001)
daughter of Serbian pop singer Dragana Mirkovic & Toni Bijelic
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daughter of Spanish footballer Carles Puyol and model Vanesa Lorenzo
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daughter of Mexican model Jaydy Michel and Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz
Manuela in pop culture
- Manuela Hidalgo
character in video game Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
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character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Manuela Hunt
main character in 1957 film "Manuela" aka "Stowaway Girl"
- Das Mädchen Manuela ("The Child Manuela")
novel by Christa Winsloe, upon which the film Mädchen in Uniform is based
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character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"