# Manny (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/manny/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmæni/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mannie |
| US babies named this | 4,087 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,087 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 222, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Diminutive with -y.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 80 | 1,803 |
| 2012 | 69 | 2,025 |
| 2013 | 60 | 2,192 |
| 2014 | 64 | 2,147 |
| 2015 | 70 | 2,046 |
| 2016 | 49 | 2,580 |
| 2017 | 37 | 3,169 |
| 2018 | 54 | 2,435 |
| 2019 | 47 | 2,720 |
| 2020 | 47 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 70 | 2,091 |
| 2022 | 63 | 2,288 |
| 2023 | 53 | 2,528 |
| 2024 | 49 | 2,696 |
| 2025 | 37 | 3,221 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | 1,303 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,117 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1,586 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,172 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1,875 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1,869 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1,984 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,320 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3,523 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2,671 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,014 |

## People named Manny

- Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist
- Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player (born 1972)
- Manny Charlton, British musician
- Manny Coto, American director, producer and writer (1961–2023)
- Manny Pérez, American actor
- Manny Machado, Dominican-American baseball player (born 1992)
- Manny Montana, American actor
- Manny Harris, American basketball player
- Manny Legace, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Manny Malhotra, Canadian ice hockey player
- Manny Gamburyan, Armenian martial artist
- Manny Diaz, Cuban American politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.