Manolo

“Variant of Manuel — God is with us” — Hebrew via Spanish and Portuguese origin

Boy's name · #1534 in the US (2025) · Trending

Manolo is climbing: on the charts since 1965, it reached #1534 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 110 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,500 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 20,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Manolos

Manolo Escobar — Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013)
Manolo Gabbiadini — Italian association football player
Manolo Blahnik — Czech-Spanish fashion designer (shoes)
Manolo Cardona — Colombian actor and film director
Manolo — Spanish footballer

What Manolos become

Among 178 notable people named Manolo:

Entertainers appear 2.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Manolo Escobar, Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013).

Similar names: Manuel · Shmiel · Macklin · Karmelo · Navy · Matheus

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