Manuela

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

Girl's name · #2573 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Manuela holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2573 in 2025). About 11,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #29 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Manuelas

Manuela Gómez — Empresaria, Chica reality (1989)
Manuela Schwesig — German politician (SPD), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Manuela Sáenz — Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856)
Manuela Maleeva — Bulgarian female tennis player
Manuela Velasco — Spanish actress

In stories & tradition

Manuela — Moonraker
Manuela Hidalgo — Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Manuela Solara — Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

What Manuelas become

Among 1,160 notable people named Manuela:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Manuela Ferreira Leite, Portuguese politician and economist.

Similar names: Ofelia · Marcella · Emmanuella · Leonor · Carmela · Josefina

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