Emanuel is an established boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Emanuel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #574 for boy births in the United States (and #1,149 across all names), given to 513 babies — 521 including U.S. territories. Emanuel first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2007 (1,386 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 513 | 521 | — | #574 |
| 2024 | 626 | 634 | — | #493 |
| 2023 | 629 | 638 | #13,939 | #484 |
| 2022 | 662 | 670 | — | #465 |
| 2021 | 579 | 591 | — | #510 |
| 2020 | 723 | 734 | — | #410 |
| 2019 | 741 | 751 | — | #421 |
| 2018 | 712 | 727 | — | #428 |
| 2017 | 754 | 768 | — | #413 |
| 2016 | 921 | 939 | #14,879 | #364 |
| 2015 | 984 | 1,009 | #17,246 | #348 |
| 2014 | 1,032 | 1,069 | #15,143 | #331 |
| 2013 | 1,032 | 1,059 | — | #322 |
| 2012 | 1,097 | 1,141 | — | #306 |
| 2011 | 1,326 | 1,356 | — | #261 |
| 2010 | 1,196 | 1,237 | — | #281 |
| 2009 | 1,299 | 1,347 | #12,800 | #266 |
| 2008 | 1,350 | 1,400 | — | #259 |
| 2007 | 1,386 | 1,455 | — | #256 |
| 2006 | 1,313 | 1,373 | — | #261 |
| 2005 | 1,232 | 1,300 | — | #269 |
| 2004 | 1,150 | 1,217 | — | #277 |
| 2003 | 1,053 | 1,137 | — | #293 |
| 2002 | 1,022 | 1,107 | — | #292 |
| 2001 | 881 | 987 | — | #320 |
| 2000 | 863 | 1,020 | — | #329 |
| 1999 | 832 | 953 | — | #329 |
| 1998 | 734 | 840 | #10,409 | #359 |
| 1997 | 665 | — | #12,580 | #369 |
| 1996 | 701 | — | — | #350 |
| 1995 | 634 | — | — | #374 |
| 1994 | 624 | — | — | #375 |
| 1993 | 651 | — | #12,250 | #366 |
| 1992 | 652 | — | — | #362 |
| 1991 | 591 | — | — | #383 |
| 1990 | 634 | — | #13,622 | #370 |
| 1989 | 597 | — | #10,013 | #381 |
| 1988 | 552 | — | — | #364 |
| 1987 | 563 | — | #8,218 | #350 |
| 1986 | 530 | — | — | #357 |
| 1985 | 538 | — | #9,663 | #349 |
| 1984 | 554 | — | — | #335 |
| 1983 | 414 | — | — | #399 |
| 1982 | 366 | — | — | #440 |
| 1981 | 439 | — | #9,435 | #389 |
| 1980 | 343 | — | — | #451 |
| 1979 | 287 | — | — | #490 |
| 1978 | 278 | — | — | #487 |
| 1977 | 255 | — | — | #516 |
| 1976 | 236 | — | — | #524 |
| 1975 | 246 | — | — | #510 |
| 1974 | 208 | — | — | #555 |
| 1973 | 206 | — | — | #548 |
| 1972 | 223 | — | #8,645 | #540 |
| 1971 | 228 | — | #7,655 | #538 |
| 1970 | 235 | — | — | #528 |
| 1969 | 203 | — | — | #553 |
| 1968 | 220 | — | — | #509 |
| 1967 | 204 | — | — | #522 |
| 1966 | 214 | — | — | #520 |
| 1965 | 213 | — | #6,812 | #535 |
| 1964 | 208 | — | — | #546 |
| 1963 | 233 | — | — | #522 |
| 1962 | 236 | — | — | #514 |
| 1961 | 222 | — | — | #533 |
| 1960 | 205 | — | — | #549 |
| 1959 | 256 | — | — | #489 |
| 1958 | 253 | — | — | #491 |
| 1957 | 266 | — | — | #478 |
| 1956 | 249 | — | — | #480 |
| 1955 | 249 | — | — | #468 |
| 1954 | 218 | — | — | #491 |
| 1953 | 214 | — | — | #478 |
| 1952 | 212 | — | — | #481 |
| 1951 | 247 | — | — | #430 |
| 1950 | 222 | — | — | #446 |
| 1949 | 231 | — | — | #441 |
| 1948 | 225 | — | — | #443 |
| 1947 | 196 | — | — | #477 |
| 1946 | 179 | — | — | #479 |
| 1945 | 188 | — | — | #434 |
| 1944 | 174 | — | — | #461 |
| 1943 | 192 | — | — | #454 |
| 1942 | 185 | — | — | #453 |
| 1941 | 175 | — | — | #444 |
| 1940 | 186 | — | — | #428 |
| 1939 | 192 | — | — | #412 |
| 1938 | 177 | — | — | #430 |
| 1937 | 197 | — | — | #395 |
| 1936 | 201 | — | — | #386 |
| 1935 | 213 | — | — | #369 |
| 1934 | 177 | — | — | #420 |
| 1933 | 184 | — | — | #398 |
| 1932 | 223 | — | — | #375 |
| 1931 | 198 | — | — | #401 |
| 1930 | 255 | — | — | #360 |
| 1929 | 251 | — | — | #355 |
| 1928 | 285 | — | — | #334 |
| 1927 | 307 | — | — | #325 |
| 1926 | 302 | — | — | #333 |
| 1925 | 313 | — | — | #322 |
| 1924 | 345 | — | — | #307 |
| 1923 | 329 | — | — | #319 |
| 1922 | 343 | — | — | #310 |
| 1921 | 354 | — | — | #304 |
| 1920 | 381 | — | — | #288 |
| 1919 | 322 | — | — | #307 |
| 1918 | 384 | — | — | #272 |
| 1917 | 362 | — | — | #266 |
| 1916 | 306 | — | — | #295 |
| 1915 | 345 | — | — | #261 |
| 1914 | 252 | — | — | #276 |
| 1913 | 224 | — | — | #254 |
| 1912 | 207 | — | — | #244 |
| 1911 | 124 | — | — | #230 |
| 1910 | 99 | — | — | #236 |
| 1909 | 69 | — | — | #266 |
| 1908 | 64 | — | — | #267 |
| 1907 | 56 | — | — | #281 |
| 1906 | 62 | — | — | #251 |
| 1905 | 69 | — | — | #237 |
| 1904 | 62 | — | — | #239 |
| 1903 | 51 | — | — | #256 |
| 1902 | 49 | — | — | #269 |
| 1901 | 37 | — | — | #286 |
| 1900 | 45 | — | — | #317 |
| 1899 | 42 | — | — | #261 |
| 1898 | 48 | — | — | #257 |
| 1897 | 37 | — | — | #302 |
| 1896 | 52 | — | — | #253 |
| 1895 | 64 | — | — | #217 |
| 1894 | 49 | — | — | #248 |
| 1893 | 39 | — | — | #281 |
| 1892 | 61 | — | — | #225 |
| 1891 | 29 | — | — | #313 |
| 1890 | 32 | — | — | #305 |
| 1889 | 41 | — | — | #261 |
| 1888 | 30 | — | — | #334 |
| 1887 | 42 | — | — | #246 |
| 1886 | 46 | — | — | #253 |
| 1885 | 32 | — | — | #301 |
| 1884 | 44 | — | — | #257 |
| 1883 | 34 | — | — | #282 |
| 1882 | 45 | — | — | #257 |
| 1881 | 48 | — | — | #220 |
| 1880 | 57 | — | — | #211 |