Manuela
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Manuela is also given to boys.
Pronounced ma-noo-EL-a.
As of October 2026, Manuela ranked #2573 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #486 in 1920.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,301 | 81 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,798 | 63 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,635 | 67 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,373 | 77 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,183 | 86 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,555 | 69 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,016 | 93 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,378 | 76 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,242 | 84 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,480 | 72 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,121 | 90 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,573 | 68 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Manuela for girls
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Manuela on lists
Famous Manuelas
- Manuela MaleevaGirl
Bulgarian pro tennis player
- Manuela Di CentaGirl
Italian Olympic skier
- ManuelaGirl
German Schlager singer
- Manuela SchwesigGirl
German politician
- Manuela SáenzGirl
Peruvian revolutionary
- Manuela Abril MartelliGirl
Chilean actress
- Manuela SchultealbertGirl
German footballer
- Manuela ArbeláezGirl
Colombian,American model and actress
- Manuela GretkowskaGirl
Polish novelist and politician
- Manuela VelascoGirl
Spanish TV hostess
- Manuela Bijelic (b. 2001)Girl
daughter of Serbian pop singer Dragana Mirkovic & Toni Bijelic
- Manuela Puyol LorenzoGirl
daughter of Spanish footballer Carles Puyol and model Vanesa Lorenzo
- Manuela SánchezGirl
daughter of Mexican model Jaydy Michel and Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz
Manuela in pop culture
- Manuela HidalgoGirl
character in video game Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
- Manuela "Manny" SantosGirl
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Manuela HuntGirl
main character in 1957 film "Manuela" aka "Stowaway Girl"
- Das Mädchen Manuela ("The Child Manuela")Girl
novel by Christa Winsloe, upon which the film Mädchen in Uniform is based
- ManuelaGirl
character in the 2019 film "Hustlers"