Emanuel
Boy · e-MAN-yoo-el · Hebrew
Emanuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is with us”. In 2025 it ranked 820th for boys in the UK (44 babies) and 574th for boys in the US (513 babies).
What does Emanuel mean?
Hebrew: form of Immanuel
“God is with us”
Form of Emmanuel used in German, Scandinavian, Portuguese and other languages; the name of a promised child in Isaiah.
- Say it
- e-MAN-yoo-el
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Is Emanuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Emanuel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the UK and 513 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Emanuel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #820among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were named Emanuel, making it the 820th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 628th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 63 boys.
Half of all the boys named Emanuel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 212 boys in the UK were given Emanuel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #256, up from #820 for this spelling alone.
- Emmanuel 168
- Emanuel 44
Among boys in 2025, it was 798th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Emanuel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #820 |
| 2024 | 47 | #790 |
| 2023 | 55 | #710 |
| 2022 | 55 | #700 |
| 2021 | 38 | #896 |
| 2020 | 63 | #628 |
| 2019 | 49 | #745 |
| 2018 | 53 | #720 |
| 2017 | 50 | #755 |
| 2016 | 57 | #683 |
| 2015 | 54 | #696 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 27 | #1,077 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 34 | #885 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 23 | #865 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Emanuel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #574among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 513about 1 in 3,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 513 boys in the US were named Emanuel, making it the 574th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 410th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 1,386 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Emanuel than any year since 1983.
Half of all the boys named Emanuel in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,548 boys in the US were given Emanuel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #158, up from #574 for this spelling alone.
- Emmanuel 2,035
- Emanuel 513
Emanuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 513 | #574 |
| 2024 | 626 | #492 |
| 2023 | 623 | #484 |
| 2022 | 662 | #465 |
| 2021 | 579 | #508 |
| 2020 | 723 | #410 |
| 2019 | 741 | #421 |
| 2018 | 712 | #428 |
| 2017 | 754 | #413 |
| 2016 | 915 | #364 |
| 2015 | 979 | #348 |
| 2014 | 1,026 | #331 |
| 2013 | 1,032 | #322 |
| 2012 | 1,097 | #306 |
| 2011 | 1,326 | #261 |
| 2010 | 1,196 | #281 |
| 2009 | 1,291 | #266 |
| 2008 | 1,350 | #259 |
| 2007 | 1,386 | #256 |
| 2006 | 1,313 | #261 |
| 2005 | 1,232 | #269 |
| 2004 | 1,150 | #277 |
| 2003 | 1,053 | #293 |
| 2002 | 1,022 | #292 |
| 2001 | 881 | #319 |
| 2000 | 863 | #329 |
| 1999 | 832 | #329 |
| 1998 | 726 | #359 |
| 1997 | 659 | #369 |
| 1996 | 701 | #350 |
| 1995 | 634 | #374 |
| 1994 | 624 | #375 |
| 1993 | 645 | #366 |
| 1992 | 652 | #362 |
| 1991 | 591 | #383 |
| 1990 | 629 | #370 |
| 1989 | 590 | #380 |
| 1988 | 552 | #364 |
| 1987 | 555 | #350 |
| 1986 | 530 | #357 |
| 1985 | 532 | #349 |
| 1984 | 554 | #335 |
| 1983 | 414 | #399 |
| 1982 | 366 | #440 |
| 1981 | 433 | #389 |
| 1980 | 343 | #451 |
| 1979 | 287 | #490 |
| 1978 | 278 | #486 |
| 1977 | 255 | #515 |
| 1976 | 236 | #524 |
| 1975 | 246 | #509 |
| 1974 | 208 | #555 |
| 1973 | 206 | #547 |
| 1972 | 218 | #539 |
| 1971 | 222 | #536 |
| 1970 | 235 | #527 |
| 1969 | 203 | #552 |
| 1968 | 220 | #509 |
| 1967 | 204 | #522 |
| 1966 | 214 | #520 |
| 1965 | 208 | #533 |
| 1964 | 208 | #546 |
| 1963 | 233 | #522 |
| 1962 | 236 | #514 |
| 1961 | 222 | #533 |
| 1960 | 205 | #549 |
| 1959 | 256 | #489 |
| 1958 | 253 | #490 |
| 1957 | 266 | #477 |
| 1956 | 249 | #479 |
| 1955 | 249 | #467 |
| 1954 | 218 | #489 |
| 1953 | 214 | #477 |
| 1952 | 212 | #479 |
| 1951 | 247 | #429 |
| 1950 | 222 | #445 |
| 1949 | 231 | #439 |
| 1948 | 225 | #442 |
| 1947 | 196 | #477 |
| 1946 | 179 | #479 |
| 1945 | 188 | #434 |
| 1944 | 174 | #460 |
| 1943 | 192 | #454 |
| 1942 | 185 | #453 |
| 1941 | 175 | #443 |
| 1940 | 186 | #427 |
| 1939 | 192 | #411 |
| 1938 | 177 | #429 |
| 1937 | 197 | #395 |
| 1936 | 201 | #386 |
| 1935 | 213 | #369 |
| 1934 | 177 | #420 |
| 1933 | 184 | #398 |
| 1932 | 223 | #374 |
| 1931 | 198 | #400 |
| 1930 | 255 | #359 |
| 1929 | 251 | #355 |
| 1928 | 285 | #334 |
| 1927 | 307 | #325 |
| 1926 | 302 | #333 |
| 1925 | 313 | #322 |
| 1924 | 345 | #307 |
| 1923 | 329 | #319 |
| 1922 | 343 | #310 |
| 1921 | 354 | #304 |
| 1920 | 381 | #288 |
| 1919 | 322 | #307 |
| 1918 | 384 | #272 |
| 1917 | 362 | #266 |
| 1916 | 306 | #294 |
| 1915 | 345 | #261 |
| 1914 | 252 | #276 |
| 1913 | 224 | #253 |
| 1912 | 207 | #244 |
| 1911 | 124 | #230 |
| 1910 | 99 | #236 |
| 1909 | 69 | #265 |
| 1908 | 64 | #265 |
| 1907 | 56 | #278 |
| 1906 | 62 | #250 |
| 1905 | 69 | #236 |
| 1904 | 62 | #239 |
| 1903 | 51 | #256 |
| 1902 | 49 | #267 |
| 1901 | 37 | #284 |
| 1900 | 45 | #312 |
| 1899 | 42 | #257 |
| 1898 | 48 | #255 |
| 1897 | 37 | #299 |
| 1896 | 52 | #253 |
| 1895 | 64 | #217 |
| 1894 | 49 | #248 |
| 1893 | 39 | #279 |
| 1892 | 61 | #223 |
| 1891 | 29 | #308 |
| 1890 | 32 | #302 |
| 1889 | 41 | #260 |
| 1888 | 30 | #330 |
| 1887 | 42 | #246 |
| 1886 | 46 | #252 |
| 1885 | 32 | #298 |
| 1884 | 44 | #257 |
| 1883 | 34 | #282 |
| 1882 | 45 | #257 |
| 1881 | 48 | #220 |
| 1880 | 57 | #211 |
Nicknames for Emanuel
- Manny 12 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Emanuel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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