Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manolis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19
- 19 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 7 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 boys is 6 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 432 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.
Manolis’s family of names
In Greek usage, Manolis as a surname is a transliteration of Μανωλής. In English usage, Manolis has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Μανόλης. In Greek usage, Manolis is a transliteration of Μανόλης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Manolis
- Manolis KalomirisGreek composer (1883-1962)
- Manolis AndronikosGreek archaeologist and professor (1919-1992)
- Manolis AnagnostakisGreek poet and critic (1925–2005)
- Manolis SiopisGreek association football playerborn 1994
- Manolis KefalogiannisGreek politicianborn 1959
- Manolis TriantafyllidisGreek educator1883–1959
- Manolis PapamakariosGreek basketball player (born 1980)
- Manolis PilavovUkrainian Politician1964–2025
- Manolis ChiotisGreek musician (1921–1970)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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