Given name & surname
Manolo
“God is with us”
In Spanish use, Manolo is a diminutive of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Original SpanishManuel
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Manolo is a diminutive of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Manolo is a diminutive of Manuel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manolo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,524
- 1,524 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 113
- #1,534 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 113 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,534 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,433 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.
Manolo’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Manolo is a diminutive of Manuel. In Spanish usage, Manolo has a conventional equivalent in the German form Immanuel. Manolo is an affectionate form of Manuel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Manolo has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Spanishwhere Manolo comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Manolo
- Manolo SanchísSpanish footballerborn 1965
- Manolo EscobarSpanish singer and actor (1931-2013)
- Manolo GabbiadiniItalian association football playerborn 1991
- Manolo JiménezSpanish footballerborn 1964
- Manolo BlahnikCzech-Spanish fashion designer (shoes)born 1942
- Manolo CardonaColombian film and television actorborn 1977
- ManoloSpanish footballerborn 1965
- Manolo el del BomboSpanish football fan1949–2025
- Manolo SoloSpanish actor1964–2026
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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