Manuela

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Manuela or Manuéla is a feminine Portuguese, Spanish and Italian given name. The name is a variant of the masculine "Manuel", which is in turn derived from the Hebrew name "Emanuel", meaning "God is with us".

From Wikipedia

Manuela first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 494 babies (rank #88 that year). In 2024 it was given to 33 girls (rank #421). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Manuela

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Manuela yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,729

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

494

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Manuela

Manuela Schwesigcivil servant · b. 1974
Manuela Sáenzfreedom fighter · b. 1797
Manuela Maleevatennis player · b. 1967
Manuela Velascopresenter · b. 1975
Manuela Carmenapolitician · b. 1944

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	391	#104
2000	404	#104
2001	458	#94
2002	494	#88
2003	453	#96
2004	402	#100
2005	414	#97
2006	380	#104
2007	378	#107
2008	327	#117
2009	253	#148
2010	228	#153
2011	164	#185
2012	146	#192
2013	173	#170
2014	131	#209
2015	131	#207
2016	121	#211
2017	96	#245
2020	57	#313
2022	48	#340
2023	47	#342
2024	33	#421