Is Manual a boy or girl name?

Manual is a boy’s name. Of the 1,021 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Manual

Recorded 1910–2010 · United States

Manual was most popular in 1928, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,085 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,021 people named Manual.

Manual over time

Births per year. The dot marks Manual’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Manual a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Manual is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,021 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org