Amanuel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-ma-NOO-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Amanuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is with us”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Amanuel mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Emmanuel
“God is with us”
Emmanuel is the name foretold in Isaiah 7:14, which Christians apply to Jesus.
Is Amanuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Amanuel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amanuel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Amanuel, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Amanuel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Amanuel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
How popular is Amanuel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Amanuel, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,979th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Amanuel in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amanuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 39 | #2,979 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Amanuel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Ezra, Thiago, Axel, Iago, Cruz, Perez, Miguel, Zakariya, Santiago, Aziel, Crue
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amanuel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amanuel, updated 20 October 2026.