Emmanuel
- Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306
- #179 for boys in 2025, 2,035 births
- Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2009 · 2,738 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 91,079since 1898
Emmanuel over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Emmanuel has never cracked the top 100 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #179 | 2,035 | |
| 2024 | — | #181 | 2,054 | |
| 2023 | — | #173 | 2,107 | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #169 | 2,220 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #191 | 1,985 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #151 | 2,462 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #164 | 2,423 |
| 2018 | — | #159 | 2,424 | |
| 2017 | — | #155 | 2,520 | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | #158 | 2,571 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #151 | 2,749 |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | #165 | 2,568 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #171 | 2,401 |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | #165 | 2,351 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #147 | 2,676 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #153 | 2,554 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #144 | 2,738 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #145 | 2,862 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #154 | 2,711 |
| 2006 | — | #166 | 2,487 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #159 | 2,575 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #174 | 2,347 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #182 | 2,131 |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | #184 | 2,032 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #198 | 1,856 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #196 | 1,800 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #216 | 1,583 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #213 | 1,504 |
| 1997 | — | #210 | 1,474 | |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #211 | 1,473 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #224 | 1,332 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #228 | 1,286 |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | #217 | 1,383 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #224 | 1,359 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #219 | 1,384 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #218 | 1,398 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #212 | 1,337 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #207 | 1,280 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #192 | 1,402 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #205 | 1,186 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #210 | 1,144 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | #215 | 1,065 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #283 | 722 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #317 | 617 |
| 1981 | — | #314 | 606 | |
| 1980 | — | #398 | 412 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #449 | 323 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #451 | 314 |
| 1977 | — | #515 | 255 | |
| 1976 | — | #566 | 205 | |
| 1975 | — | #541 | 221 | |
| 1974 | — | #585 | 185 | |
| 1973 | — | #578 | 188 | |
| 1972 | — | #609 | 168 | |
| 1971 | — | #652 | 158 | |
| 1970 | — | #703 | 140 | |
| 1969 | — | #689 | 131 | |
| 1968 | — | #693 | 119 | |
| 1967 | — | #701 | 112 | |
| 1966 | — | #706 | 110 | |
| 1965 | — | #646 | 133 | |
| 1964 | — | #699 | 122 | |
| 1963 | — | #682 | 129 | |
| 1962 | — | #683 | 129 | |
| 1961 | — | #681 | 127 | |
| 1960 | — | #745 | 107 | |
| 1959 | — | #742 | 106 | |
| 1958 | — | #824 | 83 | |
| 1957 | — | #831 | 83 | |
| 1956 | — | #792 | 88 | |
| 1955 | — | #867 | 72 | |
| 1954 | — | #742 | 93 | |
| 1953 | — | #868 | 68 | |
| 1952 | — | #845 | 68 | |
| 1951 | — | #838 | 70 | |
| 1950 | — | #918 | 56 | |
| 1949 | — | #872 | 62 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,001 | 49 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,064 | 46 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,145 | 37 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,120 | 35 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,187 | 33 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,074 | 40 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,169 | 32 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,275 | 28 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,168 | 31 | |
| 1938 | — | #939 | 45 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,243 | 28 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,194 | 31 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,310 | 26 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,387 | 25 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,015 | 43 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,080 | 41 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,111 | 39 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,293 | 31 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,468 | 26 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,331 | 30 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,022 | 45 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,287 | 32 | |
| 1923 | — | #992 | 49 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,158 | 38 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,360 | 30 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,273 | 32 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,247 | 32 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,231 | 32 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,175 | 33 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,240 | 29 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,124 | 33 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,153 | 25 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
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First appearance
1898
The first year at least five boys were named Emmanuel! It came in at #1,121, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1907, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Emmanuel is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#115 · 1 in 503
- Arizona#122 · 1 in 461
- Florida#122 · 1 in 543
- California#124 · 1 in 538
- Massachusetts#150 · 1 in 575
Best ever in a state: #56 in District of Columbia, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #115 | 348 | 1 in 503 |
| Arizona | #122 | 71 | 1 in 461 |
| Florida | #122 | 176 | 1 in 543 |
| California | #124 | 326 | 1 in 538 |
| Massachusetts | #150 | 47 | 1 in 575 |
| Rhode Island | #155 | 7 | 1 in 446 |
| Georgia | #158 | 79 | 1 in 636 |
| Maryland | #159 | 37 | 1 in 619 |
| Nevada | #160 | 19 | 1 in 594 |
| New York | #160 | 119 | 1 in 709 |
| New Jersey | #165 | 61 | 1 in 652 |
| Washington | #166 | 51 | 1 in 643 |
| District of Columbia | #168 | 5 | 1 in 505 |
| North Carolina | #172 | 73 | 1 in 705 |
| New Mexico | #179 | 11 | 1 in 591 |
| Illinois | #184 | 64 | 1 in 774 |
| Wisconsin | #192 | 32 | 1 in 732 |
| Minnesota | #202 | 32 | 1 in 766 |
| Connecticut | #210 | 16 | 1 in 825 |
| Nebraska | #210 | 12 | 1 in 735 |
| Oklahoma | #211 | 23 | 1 in 769 |
| Indiana | #223 | 37 | 1 in 856 |
| Virginia | #237 | 36 | 1 in 1,035 |
| South Carolina | #243 | 23 | 1 in 922 |
| Oregon | #247 | 17 | 1 in 886 |
| Colorado | #251 | 26 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Iowa | #257 | 15 | 1 in 922 |
| Tennessee | #259 | 34 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Alabama | #274 | 20 | 1 in 1,076 |
| Ohio | #302 | 40 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Utah | #302 | 16 | 1 in 1,229 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 11 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Michigan | #307 | 31 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Pennsylvania | #312 | 36 | 1 in 1,452 |
| Kansas | #324 | 11 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Idaho | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Mississippi | #333 | 9 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Kentucky | #375 | 13 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Louisiana | #401 | 12 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Missouri | #789 | 6 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 2 spots since 2024 (#181 → #179)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#151 → #179)
- Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1938
- Biggest drop: 295 spots in 1924
Rise & fade · boys
111 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 2009 at #144 (2,738 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 80 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1949–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 697
- Highest: 1 in 697 boys born in 2015 were named Emmanuel (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 839 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
- Its best rank, #144 in 2009, was only 1 in 724 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 27.7% of all boys named Emmanuel (25,237) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,121 (1898) | #1,121 |
| 1900s | 19 | #946 (1908) | #1,129 |
| 1910s | 229 | #1,045 (1910) | #1,230 |
| 1920s | 352 | #992 (1923) | #1,230 |
| 1930s | 332 | #939 (1938) | #1,172 |
| 1940s | 393 | #872 (1949) | #1,109 |
| 1950s | 787 | #742 (1959) | #827 |
| 1960s | 1,219 | #646 (1965) | #693 |
| 1970s | 2,157 | #449 (1979) | #565 |
| 1980s | 9,771 | #192 (1987) | #255 |
| 1990s | 14,176 | #210 (1997) | #218 |
| 2000s | 23,539 | #144 (2009) | #170 |
| 2010s | 25,237 | #147 (2011) | #159 |
| 2020s | 12,863 | #151 (2020) | #174 |
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.
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