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Manuelita

Manuelita is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish.

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Meaning & origin

How it developed

In Spanish usage, Manuelita is a diminutive of Manuela.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Manuelita through the years

Babies since 1880
989
0 boys · 989 girls
Most popular year
1922
26 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0204060801900192019401960198020002025Highest share 18940.0
Manuelita in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1886–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 607 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.

Manuelita’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Manuelita is a diminutive of Manuela. Manuelita has a related form in Manuela. In Cebuano usage, Manuelita has a diminutive in MANUELITO.

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ManuelitaManuelaManuelito

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Manuelita has relatives in 3 languages.

Spanish

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Margret

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“refers to the Immaculate Conception”

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Sibling ideas

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