boy's name
Manolo
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,955
Manolo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 113 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,340 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
Manolo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 80 |
| 1980s | 103 |
| 1990s | 124 |
| 2000s | 218 |
| 2010s | 522 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 470 |
How popular is Manolo?
In 2025, Manolo was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Manolo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Manolo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Manolo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Manolo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Manolo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Manolo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Manolo
How popular is the name Manolo?
In 2025, Manolo was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Manolo a girl's or a boy's name?
Manolo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Manolo most popular?
Manolo peaked in 2025, when 113 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Manolo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Manolo currently ranks #1,372 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.