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How popular is the name Manny?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mannies are alive today.
Manny (male) is a shortened form of the name Emmanuel. Although Manny itself was given to 12 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2014th as a registered name), most Mannies are registered as Emmanuel, which ranked 279th in 2025 with 161 babies.
Most people called Manny are registered as Emmanuel, and share that name's profile: the Emmanuel you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Emmanuels born in England and Wales are between 9 and 23, and there are at least 7,600 of them alive today. Only some Emmanuels go by Manny.
How many babies are named Manny or Emmanuel each year?
Combined registrations of Emmanuel, Emanuel, Manny. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Emmanuel rank as a registered name?
Where does Manny rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Manny short for Emmanuel?
Yes - Manny is a shortened form of Emmanuel. Mannies are usually registered as Emmanuel at birth.
When was the name Manny most popular?
The full name Emmanuel peaked in 2007, when 321 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Manny itself peaked as a registered name in 2011, with 19 babies.
How many people are called Manny?
There's no official count of people who go by Manny, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 7,600 people registered as Emmanuel born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Manny.
How old is the typical Manny?
Most people called Manny are registered as Emmanuel. Most living Emmanuels are between 9 and 23; the most common age is about 19.
Is Manny becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.