Manuel Silva
There are approximately 75 people named Manuel Silva living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,570,058 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Manuel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Silva. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
75
1 in 4,570,058
Named Manuel
139K
Alive today
Named Silva
187K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 139K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2005
Average age: 41
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (88.6%)
Estimated bearers: 187K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #157
Per 100K: 54.44
Top ancestry: Hispanic (60.6%)
First name trend
Manuel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Manuel. The peak year was 2005 with 2,665 births. The average person named Manuel today is 41 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Manuel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Manuel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 88.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Manuel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Manuel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino88.6% · 213,398
- White6.6% · 15,784
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 5,932
- Black or African American1.7% · 4,065
- Two or more races0.3% · 820
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 818
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Silva surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Silva, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 60.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Silva described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Silva at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino60.6% · 98,550
- White31.9% · 51,889
- Black or African American2.5% · 4,097
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 4,023
- Two or more races2.2% · 3,573
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 592
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Manuel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0404% of the US population, based on 138,523 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Manuel right now.
The surname Silva appears at a rate of 54.44 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0544%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 75 people with the full name Manuel Silva. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Manuel Silva: questions and answers
How many people are named Manuel Silva?
We estimate approximately 75 people in the United States share the full name Manuel Silva. That works out to about 1 in 4,570,058 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0404%) with the surname frequency (54.44 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Manuel Silva?
We classify Manuel Silva as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,570,058 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Manuel a male or female name?
Manuel is predominantly male. Out of 191,870 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Manuel profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Manuel Silva?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.