Girl · #16,460 in 2026

Manuelita

Manuelita is a Colombian agribusiness corporation, headquartered in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

  • Spanish
Current Rank
#16,460
Peak Rank
#1,646 (1922)
Total Babies
989
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1886
First Year
2005
Last Year
1922
Peak Year
#1646
Peak Rank
989
Total Count
94
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Manuelita

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Manuelita is a Colombian agribusiness corporation, headquartered in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Spanish
Origin & history
Manuelita was founded in 1864 when James Martin Eder, better known in Colombia as Santiago Eder , an American citizen born in Mitau , Courland , bought the hacienda "La Manuelita", located near Palmira , from the father of famed Colombian novelist Jorge Isaacs at a public auction . The farm's namesake was Manuela Ferrer Scarpetta, Isaacs' mother. [ citation needed ] Eder planted various crops, including coffee in the farm, but eventually centered on sugar, and "on the first day of the first year of the twentieth century" he inaugurated a new sugar mill which had Colombia's first steam engine ,

The Story of Manuelita

The earliest SSA record of Manuelita as a baby girl name dates back to 1886, when 10 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Manuelita — #1,646 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 989 Manuelitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Manuelita

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Manuelita. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Manuelita

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Frequently Asked Questions about Manuelita

What does the name Manuelita mean?
Manuelita is a Colombian agribusiness corporation, headquartered in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
What is the origin of the name Manuelita?
Manuelita has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish.
How popular is Manuelita in 2026?
In 2026, Manuelita ranks #16,460 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Manuelita most popular?
Manuelita reached its peak popularity in 1922, ranking #1,646 that year with 26 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Manuelita most popular?
Manuelita has historically been most popular in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Manuelita.
Is Manuelita a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Manuelita is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Manuelita?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Manuelita include Berdine, Emelyn, Hideko. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Manuelita?
Common variants and related forms of Manuelita include Manola, Manuela. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Manuelita

Manuelita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 989 births in the dataset. Manuelita's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,646. Use the chart and map above to compare Manuelita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.