Given name
Manolito
“God is with us”
Manolito is a variant of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Manolito is a variant of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manolito through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 111
- 111 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 15 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 8 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 582 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Manolito’s family of names
Manolito is an affectionate form of Manuel. Manolito has a related form in Manuel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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