Manila is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning “Nilad Pass.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Manila belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “Nilad Pass” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Manila first appears in Social Security records in 1897. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #306 in 1898, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 214 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Manila means “Nilad Pass” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Manila is a girl name.
Manila comes from the Italian tradition.
Manila first appears in US records in 1897. Its best-ever ranking was #306 in 1898, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Manila is pronounced /mɐˈni.lɐ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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