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Emanuel

Boy name

Emanuel 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

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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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