Manila

Girl · recorded 1897–1944

  • 1944last recorded
  • 1898best year

Most popular in 1898.

Last recorded in 1944. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Manila.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1897

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 14 recorded years as a table
Manila, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189730
1898402
1899146
190033
190219
190338
19175
19184
19196
19224
19256
19404
19424
19444

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Manila isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1944
5
Rank in 1944
#4,574
How rare
1 in 265,444 girls
Since 1897
214

Manila was last recorded in 1944. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1898, at 402 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Manila doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.