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Emmanuel

Gender
Boy
Say it
e-MAN-yoo-el
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#298 for boys
US rank, 2025
#179 for boys

Emmanuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is with us”. In 2025 it ranked 298th for boys in the UK (168 babies) and 179th for boys in the US (2,035 babies).

What does Emmanuel mean?

Hebrew: from Hebrew Immanuel, via Greek

“God is with us”

From Hebrew Immanuel, the name of a promised child in Isaiah, applied by Christians to Jesus.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Emmanuel a girl's or a boy's name?

Emmanuel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 168 boys in the UK and 2,035 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Emmanuel in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#298among boys
Babies in 2025
168about 1 in 1,800 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 168 boys in the UK were named Emmanuel, making it the 298th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 353rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 297 boys.

Half of all the boys named Emmanuel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 212 boys in the UK were given Emmanuel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #256, up from #298 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 279th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 297 in 20072025
Emmanuel in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025168#298
2024207#256
2023179#285
2022144#349
2021127#388
2020143#353
2019154#337
2018157#337
2017196#292
2016206#285
2015239#257
2014237#255
2013236#242
2012232#244
2011258#223
2010260#221
2009264#208
2008285#196
2007297#188
2006289#182
2005231#197
2004188#218
2003196#209
2002164#219
2001117#271
2000135#240
1999117#279
1998137#246
1997103#297
1996113#275

How popular is Emmanuel in the US?

Rank in 2025
#179among boys
Babies in 2025
2,035about 1 in 840 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 15% in five years
Same name in a class
1.7%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 2,035 boys in the US were named Emmanuel, making it the 179th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 151st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 2,862 boys. It first appears in the records in 1898.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.

Half of all the boys named Emmanuel in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,548 boys in the US were given Emmanuel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #158, up from #179 for this spelling alone.

1898Busiest: 2,862 in 20082025
Emmanuel in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20252,035#179
20242,054#181
20232,107#173
20222,220#169
20211,985#191
20202,462#151
20192,423#164
20182,424#159
20172,520#155
20162,571#158
20152,749#151
20142,568#165
20132,401#171
20122,351#165
20112,676#147
20102,554#153
20092,738#144
20082,862#145
20072,711#154
20062,487#166
20052,575#159
20042,347#174
20032,131#182
20022,032#184
20011,856#198
20001,800#196
19991,583#216
19981,504#213
19971,474#210
19961,473#211
19951,332#224
19941,286#228
19931,383#217
19921,359#224
19911,384#219
19901,398#218
19891,337#212
19881,280#207
19871,402#192
19861,186#205
19851,144#210
19841,065#215
1983722#283
1982617#317
1981606#314
1980412#398
1979323#449
1978314#451
1977255#515
1976205#566
1975221#541
1974185#585
1973188#578
1972168#609
1971158#652
1970140#703
1969131#689
1968119#693
1967112#701
1966110#706
1965133#646
1964122#699
1963129#682
1962129#683
1961127#680
1960107#744
1959106#741
195883#823
195783#830
195688#791
195572#866
195493#741
195368#867
195268#844
195170#837
195056#917
194962#871
194849#1,000
194746#1,063
194637#1,144
194531#1,179
194435#1,120
194333#1,187
194240#1,074
194132#1,169
194028#1,275
193931#1,168
193845#939
193729#1,233
193628#1,243
193531#1,194
193433#1,150
193326#1,310
193225#1,387
193143#1,015
193041#1,080
192939#1,111
192831#1,293
192726#1,468
192630#1,331
192545#1,022
192432#1,287
192349#992
192238#1,158
192130#1,360
192032#1,273
191932#1,247
191832#1,231
191733#1,175
191629#1,240
191533#1,124
191425#1,153
191314#1,440
191213#1,352
19118#1,289
191010#1,044
19090–
19089#946
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19035#1,129
19020–
19010–
19005#1,309
18990–
18985#1,120

Nicknames for Emmanuel

Names like Emmanuel

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Gabriel Ethan Ezekiel Nathaniel Zachary Elijah Raphael Elias Evan Tobias Sebastian Jude

Other spellings of Emmanuel

Emanuel

Names related to Emmanuel

Immanuel Emanuele Imanuel Emmanual Emanual

More Hebrew names

Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Daniel Samuel Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana

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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, “Emmanuel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/emmanuel, updated 20 October 2026.