Emanie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- eh-MAH-nee
- Origin
- Swahili
Emanie is a girls' name of Swahili origin, meaning “faith”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Emanie mean?
Swahili: spelling of Emani, itself a variant of Imani, a Swahili word from Arabic
“faith”
Imani, 'faith', is the seventh of the seven principles celebrated during Kwanzaa.
Meaning borrowed from Emani.
Is Emanie a girl's or a boy's name?
Emanie is a girls' name.
How popular is Emanie in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Emanie in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Emanie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
Names like Emanie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ellie Emerson Mackenzie Amelie Isabelle Elodie Emma Emely Hallie Sophie Eliza Chloe
Names related to Emanie
More Swahili names
Zuri Imani Malaika Jabari Zhuri Imara Maisha Asante Imaani Malaikah Taraji Xuri Zuriyah Johari Simba Zamani
Sources
Figures from 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, “Emanie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emanie, updated 20 October 2026.