Meaning of the nameManuela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Ma-nu-e-la
- Biblical name
Manuela is a female name, the feminine of Manuel, the Iberian form of Emmanuel, from the Hebrew Immanuel, which means 'God is with us'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Manuel, from Emmanuel, 'God is with us'”
Source: Behind the Name: Emmanuel
- People (2022)
- 178,058
- Rank in Brazil
- #186
- Median age
- 8 years
- 2010 Census
- 61,231
- people
Manuela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Manuela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (83,826 people).
177,023 women 1,035 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Manuela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Manuela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.171%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.131%
- São Paulo 0.126%
- Distrito Federal 0.119%
- Santa Catarina 0.101%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 55,910 | 0.126% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20,954 | 0.131% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18,631 | 0.171% |
| Minas Gerais | 15,121 | 0.074% |
| Bahia | 9,452 | 0.067% |
| Paraná | 8,857 | 0.077% |
| Santa Catarina | 7,661 | 0.101% |
| Goiás | 5,772 | 0.082% |
| Pernambuco | 4,745 | 0.052% |
| Pará | 4,333 | 0.053% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,353 | 0.119% |
| Ceará | 2,849 | 0.032% |
| Amazonas | 2,699 | 0.069% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,491 | 0.065% |
| Maranhão | 2,244 | 0.033% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,212 | 0.080% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,815 | 0.050% |
| Paraíba | 1,634 | 0.041% |
| Alagoas | 1,231 | 0.039% |
| Sergipe | 1,207 | 0.055% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,181 | 0.036% |
| Piauí | 976 | 0.030% |
| Tocantins | 872 | 0.058% |
| Rondônia | 616 | 0.039% |
| Amapá | 495 | 0.068% |
| Acre | 430 | 0.052% |
| Roraima | 317 | 0.050% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Manuela
Behind the Name presents Manuela as the feminine of Manuel, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel, and Wiktionary gives Manuel as the corresponding masculine. Emmanuel comes from the Hebrew Immanuel, which Behind the Name translates as 'God is with us', the announced name of the Messiah in the Old Testament. That is the meaning of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 178,058 people named Manuela, with a median age of 8. The name is almost always female, the largest group was born in the 2010s and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Manuella and Manoela among the spelling variants.
The most common spelling in the group, with a single L.
Other spellings of Manuela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Manuela | 178,058 |
| Manuella | 38,639 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Manuela · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Manuel · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Emmanuel · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Manuela · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Manuela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Manuela
What does the name Manuela mean?
Manuela means “feminine form of Manuel, from Emmanuel, 'God is with us'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Manuela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 178,058 people with the first name Manuela, which ranks it number 186 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Manuela a boy's or a girl's name?
Manuela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 177,023 women and 1,035 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Manuela?
Manuela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Manuela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.171% of the state's population is named Manuela (18,631 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Manuela?
Manuella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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