How Many People Are Named Emanuel?
people named Emanuel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,012 people in the US has this name
Based on 54,855 babies named Emanuel in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,386 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian form of EMMANUEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Emanuel (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Emanuel alive today is about 27 years old, and 65% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Emanuel first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2007, to 1,386 babies. In 2025, 513 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Emanuel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #211, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #574.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #574 |
| Best rank | #211 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #284 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Emanuel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Emanuel were born in California than in any other state: about 7,244 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Emanuel was given 1.9 times as often in New York, 1.5 times in Florida and 1.5 times in Georgia.
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