Emanuel
Boy nameEmanuel has been given to 54,855 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #574 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin
Variant of Emmanuel, borrowed from Spanish and from various other European languages.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
54,855
Peak year
2007 (1,386 babies)
Rank in 2025
#574 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -48%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Emanuel
Manuel Neuer
German association football player
Emanuel Lasker
Greman chess player, World Chess champion (1868–1941)
Emmanuel Swedenborg
Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)
Rudolf Clausius
German mathematical physicist and professor (1822–1888)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Emanuel.
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