Given name & surname
Manola
“God is with us”
Manola is an affectionate form of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manola is an affectionate form of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Manola is a diminutive of Manuela. In Galician usage, Manola is a diminutive of Manoela.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 0 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 1913
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1934. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1913. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 as a first name in 2020; 102 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.
Manola’s family of names
Manola is an affectionate form of Manuel. In Greek usage, Manola as a surname is a transliteration of Μανωλά. In Spanish usage, Manola is a diminutive of Manuela.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Manola 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 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Manola
- Manola BrunetSpanish geographer and climatologist (born 1955)
- Manola SaavedraMexican actress (1936–2012)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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