Manuel is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “God with us.” In 2024 it was given to 954 boys in the United States.
Manuel belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “God with us” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Manuel first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #104 in 1906, and in 2024 954 babies received the name — 190,712 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Manuel means “God with us” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Manuel is a boy name. In 2024, 954 babies received the name in the US.
Manuel comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Manuel first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #104 in 1906, and 954 babies were given the name in 2024.
Manuel is pronounced /mɑnˈwɛl/ (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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