Manny

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A few things about Manny you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Manny

Manny Ramirez

Dominican-American baseball player (born 1972)

Choose Manny and your child shares a first name with Manny Ramirez, a Dominican-American baseball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Manny, like who?” Manny Ramirez's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 46,083 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Manny, 37 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Manny would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryManny first shows up in US birth records in 1900, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 125 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1905, when it ranked #1,002. Today it's #3,181, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendManny has slipped 523 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,181. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningManny is an English form of Emmanuel, which means “God is with us”. Our records link it to American, German and Hebrew roots.

About the name Manny

Manny is a boy name of American, German and Hebrew origin meaning “God is with us”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-nny”. US birth records list Manny for boys from 1900 to 2025, in 120 of those 126 years. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked #1,002 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,181, with 37 babies.

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