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

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Peak · boys
1880 · 57 births
Debut · boys
57 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
54,756
since 1880

Emanuel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Emanuel has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #211, 1880boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#574513
2024—#492626
2023#13,4626#484623
2022—#465662
2021—#508579
2020—#410723
2019—#421741
2018—#428712
2017—#413754
2016#14,3316#364915
2015#16,4195#348979
2014#14,5586#3311,026
2013—#3221,032
2012—#3061,097
2011—#2611,326
2010—#2811,196
2009#12,4298#2661,291
2008—#2591,350
2007—#2561,386
2006—#2611,313
2005—#2691,232
2004—#2771,150
2003—#2931,053
2002—#2921,022
2001—#319881
2000—#329863
1999—#329832
1998#10,1228#359726
1997#12,0706#369659
1996—#350701
1995—#374634
1994—#375624
1993#11,7806#366645
1992—#362652
1991—#383591
1990#12,9585#370629
1989#9,6817#380590
1988—#364552
1987#7,9878#350555
1986—#357530
1985#9,3076#349532
1984—#335554
1983—#399414
1982—#440366
1981#9,1106#389433
1980—#451343
1979—#490287
1978—#486278
1977—#515255
1976—#524236
1975—#509246
1974—#555208
1973—#547206
1972#8,2925#539218
1971#7,3886#536222
1970—#527235
1969—#552203
1968—#509220
1967—#522204
1966—#520214
1965#6,5395#533208
1964—#546208
1963—#522233
1962—#514236
1961—#533222
1960—#549205
1959—#489256
1958—#491253
1957—#478266
1956—#480249
1955—#468249
1954—#490218
1953—#478214
1952—#480212
1951—#430247
1950—#446222
1949—#440231
1948—#442225
1947—#477196
1946—#479179
1945—#434188
1944—#460174
1943—#454192
1942—#453185
1941—#443175
1940—#427186
1939—#411192
1938—#429177
1937—#395197
1936—#386201
1935—#369213
1934—#420177
1933—#398184
1932—#374223
1931—#400198
1930—#359255
1929—#355251
1928—#334285
1927—#325307
1926—#333302
1925—#322313
1924—#307345
1923—#319329
1922—#310343
1921—#304354
1920—#288381
1919—#307322
1918—#272384
1917—#266362
1916—#294306
1915—#261345
1914—#276252
1913—#253224
1912—#244207
1911—#230124
1910—#23699
1909—#26569
1908—#26564
1907—#27856
1906—#25062
1905—#23669
1904—#23962
1903—#25651
1902—#26749
1901—#28437
1900—#31245
1899—#25742
1898—#25548
1897—#29937
1896—#25352
1895—#21764
1894—#24849
1893—#27939
1892—#22361
1891—#30829
1890—#30232
1889—#26041
1888—#33030
1887—#24642
1886—#25246
1885—#29832
1884—#25744
1883—#28234
1882—#25745
1881—#22048
1880—#21157
First appearance
1880

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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedNHWashington: #431 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,226 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #273 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,274 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #380 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,308 boysMINew York: #293 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,486 boysNYMassachusetts: #239 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,875 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #363 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,726 boysINOhio: #368 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,102 boysOHPennsylvania: #329 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,457 boysPANew Jersey: #170 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,304 boysNJConnecticut: #258 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,736 boysCTCalifornia: #294 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 2,308 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedMOKentucky: #279 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,078 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #286 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,764 boysVAMaryland: #394 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,343 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedDEArizona: #354 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,105 boysAZNew Mexico: #333 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,277 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedKSArkansas: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,530 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #262 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,172 boysNCSouth Carolina: #234 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,470 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #275 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,708 boysLAMississippi: #303 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,231 boysMSAlabama: #317 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,817 boysALGeorgia: #220 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,544 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Emanuel, so not publishedHITexas: #344 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,746 boysTXFlorida: #266 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,978 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#170 · 1 in 1,304
  2. Georgia#220 · 1 in 1,544
  3. South Carolina#234 · 1 in 1,470
  4. Massachusetts#239 · 1 in 2,875
  5. Connecticut#258 · 1 in 2,736

Best ever in a state: #88 in New York, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#170341 in 1,304
Georgia#220271 in 1,544
South Carolina#234141 in 1,470
Massachusetts#239131 in 2,875
Connecticut#25871 in 2,736
North Carolina#262181 in 2,172
Florida#266361 in 1,978
Illinois#273361 in 2,274
Louisiana#275211 in 1,708
Kentucky#27981 in 3,078
Virginia#286131 in 2,764
Arkansas#28961 in 2,530
New York#293471 in 2,486
California#294921 in 2,308
Mississippi#30381 in 2,231
Alabama#31791 in 2,817
Pennsylvania#329171 in 4,457
New Mexico#33351 in 2,277
Texas#344521 in 2,746
Arizona#35481 in 3,105
Indiana#36381 in 4,726
Ohio#368151 in 5,102
Michigan#380121 in 5,308
Maryland#39451 in 5,343
Washington#43161 in 5,226
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #211 (57 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,432
  • 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
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 21.1% of all boys named Emanuel (11,541) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s419#211 (1880)#261
1890s453#217 (1895)#264
1900s564#236 (1905)#265
1910s2,625#230 (1911)#264
1920s3,210#288 (1920)#320
1930s2,017#359 (1930)#394
1940s1,931#427 (1940)#451
1950s2,386#430 (1951)#473
1960s2,153#509 (1968)#530
1970s2,391#486 (1978)#523
1980s4,869#335 (1984)#381
1990s6,693#329 (1999)#364
2000s11,541#256 (2007)#282
2010s9,778#261 (2011)#348
2020s3,726#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 1984

boys
#335
554 births · 1 in 3,258 boys

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #335Emanuel554
More about 1984

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,258 of them was named Emanuel, which outranked 95.4% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emanuel
  1. #332Neal566
  2. #333Quinton565
  3. #334Lewis556
  4. #335Emanuel554
  5. #336Duane552
  6. #336Vernon552
  7. #338Dallas551
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →