Given name & surname
Manny
“God is with us”·“a man of peace”
In English use, Manny is a diminutive of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.” In English use, Manny is a diminutive of Manfred. One German interpretation is “a man of peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Manny is a diminutive of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.” In English use, Manny is a diminutive of Manfred. One German interpretation is “a man of peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Manny is a diminutive of Emmanuel. An origin associated with Emmanuel is Hebrew. In English use, Manny is a diminutive of Manfred. Manfred has been associated with Germanic and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Manny is a diminutive of Emmanuel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Manny is a diminutive of Emmanuel. The history of Emmanuel gives this family its wider story. Emmanuel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Manny through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,087
- 4,087 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,221 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,221 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 113 in 2009. In 2025, California and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,173 as a first name in 2020; 865 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Manny’s family of names
In English usage, Manny is a diminutive of Emmanuel. Manny has a related form in Manuel. Manny is an affectionate form of Emmanuel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Manny has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Manny
- Manny PacquiaoFilipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropistborn 1978
- Manny RamirezDominican-American baseball player (born 1972)
- Manny JacintoFilipino actorborn 1987
- Manny AyuloAmerican racecar driver (1921–1955)
- Manny CharltonBritish musician1941–2022
- Manny VillarFilipino businessman; President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008born 1949
- Manny CotoAmerican director, producer and writer (1961–2023)
- Manny OttGerman-Filipino association football playerborn 1992
- Manny PérezAmerican actorborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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