Emanuel
Form of Immanuel, a Hebrew name meaning God is with us, which appears as a prophetic title in the book of Isaiah.
Emanuel in 2025
Emanuel was given to 513 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,149th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,463 babies born.
The history of Emanuel
Emanuel reached its highest point in 2007, when 1,386 babies were given the name, ranking 512th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 411th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 54,855 babies have been named Emanuel. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Emanuel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Emanuel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 419 | 411 |
| 1890s | 453 | 563 |
| 1900s | 564 | 643 |
| 1910s | 2,625 | 564 |
| 1920s | 3,210 | 623 |
| 1930s | 2,017 | 755 |
| 1940s | 1,931 | 912 |
| 1950s | 2,386 | 950 |
| 1960s | 2,158 | 1,141 |
| 1970s | 2,402 | 1,085 |
| 1980s | 4,896 | 735 |
| 1990s | 6,718 | 680 |
| 2000s | 11,549 | 512 |
| 2010s | 9,795 | 509 |
| 2020s | 3,732 | 848 |
Where Emanuel is heading
Emanuel has fallen 48% over the past decade, from 984 babies in 2015 to 513 in 2025.
Names like Emanuel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Emanuel.