Emanuel
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #574 for boys in 2025, 513 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 57 births
- Debut · boys
- 57 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 54,756since 1880
Emanuel over time
Rank among boys' names. Emanuel has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #574 | 513 | |
| 2024 | — | #492 | 626 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #484 | 623 |
| 2022 | — | #465 | 662 | |
| 2021 | — | #508 | 579 | |
| 2020 | — | #410 | 723 | |
| 2019 | — | #421 | 741 | |
| 2018 | — | #428 | 712 | |
| 2017 | — | #413 | 754 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #364 | 915 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #348 | 979 |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #331 | 1,026 |
| 2013 | — | #322 | 1,032 | |
| 2012 | — | #306 | 1,097 | |
| 2011 | — | #261 | 1,326 | |
| 2010 | — | #281 | 1,196 | |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #266 | 1,291 |
| 2008 | — | #259 | 1,350 | |
| 2007 | — | #256 | 1,386 | |
| 2006 | — | #261 | 1,313 | |
| 2005 | — | #269 | 1,232 | |
| 2004 | — | #277 | 1,150 | |
| 2003 | — | #293 | 1,053 | |
| 2002 | — | #292 | 1,022 | |
| 2001 | — | #319 | 881 | |
| 2000 | — | #329 | 863 | |
| 1999 | — | #329 | 832 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #359 | 726 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #369 | 659 |
| 1996 | — | #350 | 701 | |
| 1995 | — | #374 | 634 | |
| 1994 | — | #375 | 624 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #366 | 645 |
| 1992 | — | #362 | 652 | |
| 1991 | — | #383 | 591 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #370 | 629 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #380 | 590 |
| 1988 | — | #364 | 552 | |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #350 | 555 |
| 1986 | — | #357 | 530 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #349 | 532 |
| 1984 | — | #335 | 554 | |
| 1983 | — | #399 | 414 | |
| 1982 | — | #440 | 366 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #389 | 433 |
| 1980 | — | #451 | 343 | |
| 1979 | — | #490 | 287 | |
| 1978 | — | #486 | 278 | |
| 1977 | — | #515 | 255 | |
| 1976 | — | #524 | 236 | |
| 1975 | — | #509 | 246 | |
| 1974 | — | #555 | 208 | |
| 1973 | — | #547 | 206 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #539 | 218 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #536 | 222 |
| 1970 | — | #527 | 235 | |
| 1969 | — | #552 | 203 | |
| 1968 | — | #509 | 220 | |
| 1967 | — | #522 | 204 | |
| 1966 | — | #520 | 214 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #533 | 208 |
| 1964 | — | #546 | 208 | |
| 1963 | — | #522 | 233 | |
| 1962 | — | #514 | 236 | |
| 1961 | — | #533 | 222 | |
| 1960 | — | #549 | 205 | |
| 1959 | — | #489 | 256 | |
| 1958 | — | #491 | 253 | |
| 1957 | — | #478 | 266 | |
| 1956 | — | #480 | 249 | |
| 1955 | — | #468 | 249 | |
| 1954 | — | #490 | 218 | |
| 1953 | — | #478 | 214 | |
| 1952 | — | #480 | 212 | |
| 1951 | — | #430 | 247 | |
| 1950 | — | #446 | 222 | |
| 1949 | — | #440 | 231 | |
| 1948 | — | #442 | 225 | |
| 1947 | — | #477 | 196 | |
| 1946 | — | #479 | 179 | |
| 1945 | — | #434 | 188 | |
| 1944 | — | #460 | 174 | |
| 1943 | — | #454 | 192 | |
| 1942 | — | #453 | 185 | |
| 1941 | — | #443 | 175 | |
| 1940 | — | #427 | 186 | |
| 1939 | — | #411 | 192 | |
| 1938 | — | #429 | 177 | |
| 1937 | — | #395 | 197 | |
| 1936 | — | #386 | 201 | |
| 1935 | — | #369 | 213 | |
| 1934 | — | #420 | 177 | |
| 1933 | — | #398 | 184 | |
| 1932 | — | #374 | 223 | |
| 1931 | — | #400 | 198 | |
| 1930 | — | #359 | 255 | |
| 1929 | — | #355 | 251 | |
| 1928 | — | #334 | 285 | |
| 1927 | — | #325 | 307 | |
| 1926 | — | #333 | 302 | |
| 1925 | — | #322 | 313 | |
| 1924 | — | #307 | 345 | |
| 1923 | — | #319 | 329 | |
| 1922 | — | #310 | 343 | |
| 1921 | — | #304 | 354 | |
| 1920 | — | #288 | 381 | |
| 1919 | — | #307 | 322 | |
| 1918 | — | #272 | 384 | |
| 1917 | — | #266 | 362 | |
| 1916 | — | #294 | 306 | |
| 1915 | — | #261 | 345 | |
| 1914 | — | #276 | 252 | |
| 1913 | — | #253 | 224 | |
| 1912 | — | #244 | 207 | |
| 1911 | — | #230 | 124 | |
| 1910 | — | #236 | 99 | |
| 1909 | — | #265 | 69 | |
| 1908 | — | #265 | 64 | |
| 1907 | — | #278 | 56 | |
| 1906 | — | #250 | 62 | |
| 1905 | — | #236 | 69 | |
| 1904 | — | #239 | 62 | |
| 1903 | — | #256 | 51 | |
| 1902 | — | #267 | 49 | |
| 1901 | — | #284 | 37 | |
| 1900 | — | #312 | 45 | |
| 1899 | — | #257 | 42 | |
| 1898 | — | #255 | 48 | |
| 1897 | — | #299 | 37 | |
| 1896 | — | #253 | 52 | |
| 1895 | — | #217 | 64 | |
| 1894 | — | #248 | 49 | |
| 1893 | — | #279 | 39 | |
| 1892 | — | #223 | 61 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #260 | 41 | |
| 1888 | — | #330 | 30 | |
| 1887 | — | #246 | 42 | |
| 1886 | — | #252 | 46 | |
| 1885 | — | #298 | 32 | |
| 1884 | — | #257 | 44 | |
| 1883 | — | #282 | 34 | |
| 1882 | — | #257 | 45 | |
| 1881 | — | #220 | 48 | |
| 1880 | — | #211 | 57 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Emanuel was already there! It came in at #211, and was given to 57 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1891, when fewer than 43 boys a year got the name.
Where Emanuel is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#294 · 1 in 4,708
- New York#330 · 1 in 3,294
- Illinois#343 · 1 in 3,182
- Wisconsin#343 · 1 in 5,066
- New Jersey#352 · 1 in 4,172
Best ever in a state: #88 in New York, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #294 | 8 | 1 in 4,708 |
| New York | #330 | 37 | 1 in 3,294 |
| Illinois | #343 | 26 | 1 in 3,182 |
| Wisconsin | #343 | 6 | 1 in 5,066 |
| New Jersey | #352 | 11 | 1 in 4,172 |
| Tennessee | #396 | 6 | 1 in 5,354 |
| Georgia | #400 | 10 | 1 in 4,053 |
| Virginia | #407 | 6 | 1 in 5,562 |
| Missouri | #425 | 6 | 1 in 5,856 |
| Alabama | #439 | 5 | 1 in 5,527 |
| Florida | #447 | 10 | 1 in 5,049 |
| Pennsylvania | #499 | 8 | 1 in 9,896 |
| North Carolina | #545 | 5 | 1 in 8,320 |
| Michigan | #595 | 6 | 1 in 11,483 |
| Ohio | #599 | 6 | 1 in 13,562 |
| Texas | #648 | 13 | 1 in 8,184 |
| California | #699 | 13 | 1 in 11,549 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Emanuel
- 82 spots since 2024 (#492 → #574)
- 164 spots since 2020 (#410 → #574)
- 226 spots since 2015 (#348 → #574)
- Biggest jump: 85 spots in 1892 (#308 → #223)
- Biggest drop: 98 spots in 2021 (#410 → #508)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #211 (57 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,432 boys born in 2011 were named Emanuel (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,330 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #211 in 1880, was only 1 in 1,938 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.1% of all boys named Emanuel (11,541) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 419 | #211 (1880) | #261 |
| 1890s | 453 | #217 (1895) | #264 |
| 1900s | 564 | #236 (1905) | #265 |
| 1910s | 2,625 | #230 (1911) | #264 |
| 1920s | 3,210 | #288 (1920) | #320 |
| 1930s | 2,017 | #359 (1930) | #394 |
| 1940s | 1,931 | #427 (1940) | #451 |
| 1950s | 2,386 | #430 (1951) | #473 |
| 1960s | 2,153 | #509 (1968) | #530 |
| 1970s | 2,391 | #486 (1978) | #523 |
| 1980s | 4,869 | #335 (1984) | #381 |
| 1990s | 6,693 | #329 (1999) | #364 |
| 2000s | 11,541 | #256 (2007) | #282 |
| 2010s | 9,778 | #261 (2011) | #348 |
| 2020s | 3,726 | #410 (2020) | #489 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Emanuel in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 304,249 of them was named Emanuel, which outranked 14.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,374 names at #8,292; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 7,439 of them was named Emanuel, which outranked 90.6% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).