Imanuel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- i-MAN-yoo-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
Imanuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is with us”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Imanuel mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Immanuel
“God is with us”
From a prophecy in Isaiah, applied to Jesus in Matthew's Gospel; the philosopher Immanuel Kant is a famous bearer.
Meaning borrowed from Immanuel. More on Wiktionary.
Is Imanuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Imanuel is a boys' name.
How popular is Imanuel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Imanuel in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Imanuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
Names like Imanuel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Immanuel, Samuel, Azriel, Ezequiel, Thiago, Azariah, Aziel, Ezekiel, Ibrahim, Abdiel, Azael, Luca
Names related to Imanuel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Imanuel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/imanuel, updated 20 October 2026.