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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Emmanuel has never cracked the top 100 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 | — | #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 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#112 · 1 in 786
- District of Columbia#143 · 1 in 702
- California#151 · 1 in 789
- Illinois#158 · 1 in 1,028
- New Jersey#165 · 1 in 1,258
Best ever in a state: #56 in District of Columbia, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #112 | 154 | 1 in 786 |
| District of Columbia | #143 | 11 | 1 in 702 |
| California | #151 | 283 | 1 in 789 |
| Illinois | #158 | 80 | 1 in 1,028 |
| New Jersey | #165 | 37 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Texas | #170 | 168 | 1 in 876 |
| North Carolina | #191 | 29 | 1 in 1,397 |
| New Mexico | #196 | 11 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Massachusetts | #200 | 17 | 1 in 2,306 |
| Virginia | #211 | 24 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Mississippi | #213 | 13 | 1 in 1,336 |
| Florida | #220 | 50 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Alabama | #227 | 16 | 1 in 1,597 |
| South Carolina | #234 | 13 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Oklahoma | #248 | 11 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Georgia | #253 | 23 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Maryland | #253 | 12 | 1 in 2,313 |
| Arizona | #259 | 14 | 1 in 1,889 |
| Kansas | #266 | 7 | 1 in 2,478 |
| Connecticut | #269 | 7 | 1 in 2,849 |
| Pennsylvania | #275 | 24 | 1 in 3,211 |
| Ohio | #290 | 22 | 1 in 3,504 |
| Michigan | #298 | 20 | 1 in 3,257 |
| Tennessee | #300 | 10 | 1 in 3,224 |
| Wisconsin | #313 | 8 | 1 in 4,267 |
| Louisiana | #336 | 15 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Kentucky | #358 | 5 | 1 in 4,967 |
| Indiana | #370 | 8 | 1 in 4,710 |
| Missouri | #385 | 7 | 1 in 5,271 |
| Washington | #429 | 6 | 1 in 5,252 |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Emmanuel
- 2 spots since 2024 (#181 → #179)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#151 → #179)
- 28 spots since 2015 (#151 → #179)
- Biggest jump: 294 spots in 1938 (#1,233 → #939)
- Biggest drop: 295 spots in 1924 (#992 → #1,287)
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 2009 at #144 (2,738 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1949–2025
- 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
- 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.
Emmanuel in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 107,552 of them was named Emmanuel, which outranked 62.9% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,455Valine17
- #4,455Vernetta17
- #4,455Vida17
- #4,635Emmanuel16
- #4,635Adelita16
- #4,635Allissa16
- #4,635Amberlynn16
- #4,860Abril15
- #4,860Adelaida15
- #4,860Adrean15
Tied with 224 names at #4,635; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,616 of them was named Emmanuel, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.