How Many People Are Named Emmanuel?
people named Emmanuel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,881 people in the US has this name
Based on 91,451 babies named Emmanuel in Social Security records from 1898 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,868 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name עִמָּנוּאֵל ('Immanu'el) meaning "God is with us". This was the foretold name of the Messiah in the Old Testament. It has been used in England since the 16th century in the spellings Emmanuel and Immanuel, though it has not been widespread. The name has been more common in continental Europe, especially in Spain and Portugal (in the spellings Manuel and Manoel).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Emmanuel (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Emmanuel alive today is about 20 years old, and 76% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Emmanuel first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 2008, to 2,868 babies. In 2025, 2,035 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Emmanuel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #144, in 2009. In 2025 it ranked #179.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #179 |
| Best rank | #144 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #159 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Emmanuel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Emmanuel were born in California than in any other state: about 18,187 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Emmanuel was given 2.1 times as often in District of Columbia, 1.6 times in California and 1.5 times in Texas.
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