Manlio
An Italian masculine name derived from the Roman family name Manlius, meaning "with divine assistance".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Manlio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Manlio today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Manlio births was 1998 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Manlio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Manlio. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
1998
6 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
1998 SSA rank
#9,209
Tracked since 1914
Census
Manlio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 208 people with the first name Manlio, which placed it at #37,486 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,486
National first-name rank
People counted
208
208 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
80.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Manlio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Manlio is Hispanic at 80.3%. The next largest groups are White (19.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Manlio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Manlio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino80.3% · 167
- White19.7% · 41
Popularity
Manlio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Manlio from the 1910s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Manlio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Manlio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Manlio
The name Manlio has its origins in the ancient Etruscan culture of what is now modern-day Italy. It likely derives from the Etruscan word "manle," meaning "to remain" or "to endure." The name first appeared in written records around the 7th century BCE, during the height of Etruscan civilization in the region between the Apennine Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Manlio Vulsinio, an Etruscan nobleman and military leader who led the defense of the city of Volsinii against the Roman Republic in the 4th century BCE. The name Manlio was later adopted by the Romans, and it appears in several historical accounts from the Roman era.
In ancient Roman texts, the name Manlio is associated with the legendary figure of Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, a Roman patrician who is said to have saved the Capitoline Hill from a Gallic invasion in 390 BCE. According to the Roman historian Livy, Manlius was awarded the cognomen "Capitolinus" for his bravery and was given a house on the Capitoline Hill.
Another notable bearer of the name was Titus Manlius Torquatus, a Roman consul and military commander who lived in the 4th century BCE. He earned the cognomen "Torquatus" after killing a Gallic warrior in single combat and taking his torque, a type of neck ornament.
During the Renaissance period, the name Manlio gained popularity in Italy. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Manlio Capitolino, an Italian poet and playwright from the 16th century. He was known for his works in the Tuscan dialect and his contributions to the development of the commedia dell'arte theatrical tradition.
In more recent history, the name Manlio was borne by Manlio Brosio, an Italian diplomat and politician who served as the Secretary-General of NATO from 1964 to 1971. He played a crucial role in managing the tensions between the Western and Eastern blocs during the Cold War era.
Overall, the name Manlio has a rich historical legacy, with roots tracing back to the ancient Etruscan and Roman civilizations. While its popularity has waxed and waned over the centuries, it has been carried by notable figures across various fields, from military leaders and poets to diplomats and politicians.
People
Manlio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Manlio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Manlio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Manlio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Manlio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Manlio a common name?
We classify Manlio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Manlio most popular?
The single biggest year for Manlio was 1998, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Manlio is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Manlio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 208 people with the name Manlio, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,486 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Manlio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Manlio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Manlio appears almost entirely male. Of the 216 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Manlio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Manlio is Hispanic at 80.3%. The next largest groups are White (19.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Manlio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Manlio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.3% (167 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Manlio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Manlio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Manlio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Manlio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Manlio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Manlio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Manlio?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.