Emanuel is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Emanuel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Emanuel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Emanuel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Emanuel is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is with us”. A variant spelling of Emmanuel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 54,855 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 903 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 15 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 109 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Emanuel per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (1,386/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (62/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2019 (9/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2018 (5/yr).
Emanuel has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #512 nationally (given to 1,406 babies that year).
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