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

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Peak · boys
2009 · 2,738 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
91,079
since 1898

Emmanuel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Emmanuel has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #144, 2009boys
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—#1792,035
2024—#1812,054
2023—#1732,107
2022#15,3065#1692,220
2021#13,4646#1911,985
2020#15,0885#1512,462
2019#15,5395#1642,423
2018—#1592,424
2017—#1552,520
2016#12,8767#1582,571
2015#14,4826#1512,749
2014#11,9318#1652,568
2013#16,5475#1712,401
2012#8,63213#1652,351
2011#12,1538#1472,676
2010#9,79011#1532,554
2009#12,4298#1442,738
2008#15,4056#1452,862
2007#10,81810#1542,711
2006—#1662,487
2005#16,4625#1592,575
2004#9,26411#1742,347
2003#12,4087#1822,131
2002#8,28012#1842,032
2001#10,1029#1981,856
2000#8,02712#1961,800
1999#8,80510#2161,583
1998#12,4266#2131,504
1997—#2101,474
1996#7,57411#2111,473
1995#8,07910#2241,332
1994#9,5868#2281,286
1993#5,67316#2171,383
1992#6,00815#2241,359
1991#7,98710#2191,384
1990#11,4096#2181,398
1989#5,04917#2121,337
1988#6,66611#2071,280
1987#4,85716#1921,402
1986#4,53917#2051,186
1985#4,63516#2101,144
1984#5,22213#2151,065
1983#6,21210#283722
1982#7,4698#317617
1981—#314606
1980—#398412
1979#10,2105#449323
1978#6,9488#451314
1977—#515255
1976—#566205
1975—#541221
1974—#585185
1973—#578188
1972—#609168
1971—#652158
1970—#703140
1969—#689131
1968—#693119
1967—#701112
1966—#706110
1965—#646133
1964—#699122
1963—#682129
1962—#683129
1961—#681127
1960—#745107
1959—#742106
1958—#82483
1957—#83183
1956—#79288
1955—#86772
1954—#74293
1953—#86868
1952—#84568
1951—#83870
1950—#91856
1949—#87262
1948—#1,00149
1947—#1,06446
1946—#1,14537
1945—#1,18031
1944—#1,12035
1943—#1,18733
1942—#1,07440
1941—#1,16932
1940—#1,27528
1939—#1,16831
1938—#93945
1937—#1,23329
1936—#1,24328
1935—#1,19431
1934—#1,15033
1933—#1,31026
1932—#1,38725
1931—#1,01543
1930—#1,08041
1929—#1,11139
1928—#1,29331
1927—#1,46826
1926—#1,33130
1925—#1,02245
1924—#1,28732
1923—#99249
1922—#1,15838
1921—#1,36030
1920—#1,27332
1919—#1,24732
1918—#1,23132
1917—#1,17533
1916—#1,24029
1915—#1,12433
1914—#1,15325
1913—#1,44114
1912—#1,35313
1911—#1,2908
1910—#1,04510
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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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedNHWashington: #290 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,429 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #157 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 964 boysILWisconsin: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,310 boysWIMichigan: #278 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,670 boysMINew York: #110 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 741 boysNYMassachusetts: #174 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,509 boysMARhode Island: #120 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 819 boysRIOregon: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,242 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #320 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,301 boysINOhio: #333 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,905 boysOHPennsylvania: #253 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,394 boysPANew Jersey: #117 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 903 boysNJConnecticut: #144 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,108 boysCTCalifornia: #162 for boys · 323 births · 1 in 832 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedUTColorado: #451 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,837 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #480 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,291 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #355 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,488 boysVAMaryland: #222 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,689 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedDEArizona: #223 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,377 boysAZNew Mexico: #350 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,326 boysNMKansas: #297 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,435 boysKSArkansas: #350 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,068 boysARTennessee: #355 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,464 boysTNNorth Carolina: #234 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,779 boysNCSouth Carolina: #311 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,358 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 938 boysDCOklahoma: #349 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,936 boysOKLouisiana: #279 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,680 boysLAMississippi: #265 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,717 boysMSAlabama: #325 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,703 boysALGeorgia: #206 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,236 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Emmanuel, so not publishedHITexas: #177 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 866 boysTXFlorida: #186 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,160 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#110 · 1 in 741
  2. New Jersey#117 · 1 in 903
  3. Rhode Island#120 · 1 in 819
  4. Connecticut#144 · 1 in 1,108
  5. Illinois#157 · 1 in 964

Best ever in a state: #56 in District of Columbia, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1101821 in 741
New Jersey#117611 in 903
Rhode Island#12081 in 819
Connecticut#144201 in 1,108
Illinois#157901 in 964
California#1623231 in 832
Massachusetts#174291 in 1,509
Texas#1771711 in 866
Florida#186771 in 1,160
Georgia#206401 in 1,236
District of Columbia#217141 in 938
Maryland#222191 in 1,689
Arizona#223221 in 1,377
North Carolina#234261 in 1,779
Pennsylvania#253341 in 2,394
Mississippi#265101 in 1,717
Michigan#278261 in 2,670
Louisiana#279191 in 1,680
Washington#290141 in 2,429
Kansas#29771 in 2,435
Wisconsin#304101 in 3,310
South Carolina#311101 in 2,358
Indiana#320121 in 3,301
Alabama#325101 in 2,703
Ohio#333201 in 3,905
Oregon#33861 in 3,242
Oklahoma#34971 in 2,936
Arkansas#35051 in 3,068
New Mexico#35051 in 2,326
Tennessee#355101 in 3,464
Virginia#355121 in 3,488
Colorado#45151 in 4,837
Missouri#48061 in 6,291
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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 Emmanuel
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,121 (1898)#1,121
1900s19#946 (1908)#1,129
1910s229#1,045 (1910)#1,230
1920s352#992 (1923)#1,230
1930s332#939 (1938)#1,172
1940s393#872 (1949)#1,109
1950s787#742 (1959)#827
1960s1,219#646 (1965)#693
1970s2,157#449 (1979)#565
1980s9,771#192 (1987)#255
1990s14,176#210 (1997)#218
2000s23,539#144 (2009)#170
2010s25,237#147 (2011)#159
2020s12,863#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 1989

girls
#5,049
17 births · 1 in 108,444 girls
boys
#212
1,337 births · 1 in 1,497 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #5,049Emmanuel17

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #212Emmanuel1,337
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 108,444 of them was named Emmanuel, which outranked 65.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emmanuel
  1. #4,848Vita18
  2. #4,848Whittany18
  3. #4,848Yazmine18
  4. #5,049Emmanuel17
  5. #5,049Adriann17
  6. #5,049Aigner17
  7. #5,049Alanah17
  8. #5,286Abena16
  9. #5,286Adair16
  10. #5,286Adasha16

Tied with 236 names at #5,049; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,497 of them was named Emmanuel, which outranked 97.7% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Emmanuel
  1. #209Raul1,359
  2. #210Xavier1,356
  3. #211Clinton1,353
  4. #212Emmanuel1,337
  5. #213Rafael1,322
  6. #214Andres1,307
  7. #215Reginald1,298
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →