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Manuela

Pronounced M AE0 N W EY1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1924
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Manuela?

Manuela is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 10,996 children — the 1,328th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1924, when 202 children were given it.

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1924Girls: 202Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
M AE0 N W EY1 L AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Manuela

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Manuela

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Manuela?
Manuela ranks 1,328th among girls' names in US records, with 10,996 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 777.
Is Manuela a unisex name?
No. Manuela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Manuela most popular?
1924, when 202 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.