Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Manuella isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Manuella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 642
- 0 boys · 642 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,727 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,727 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 2019. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 795 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.
Manuella’s family of names
In French usage, Manuella has a diminutive in Manu. Manuella has a related form in Manuela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Manuella
- Manuella KaliliAmerican swimmer (1912–1969)
- Manuella LyrioBrazilian swimmerborn 1989
- Odette Barenceyactress (1893–1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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