Emmanuel is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Emmanuel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #179 for boy births in the United States (and #336 across all names), given to 2,035 babies — 2,051 including U.S. territories. Emmanuel first appears in 1898 and peaked in 2008 (2,862 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,035 | 2,051 | — | #179 |
| 2024 | 2,054 | 2,068 | — | #181 |
| 2023 | 2,107 | 2,118 | — | #173 |
| 2022 | 2,225 | 2,243 | #16,038 | #170 |
| 2021 | 1,991 | 2,007 | #14,003 | #191 |
| 2020 | 2,467 | 2,484 | #15,831 | #151 |
| 2019 | 2,428 | 2,449 | #16,274 | #164 |
| 2018 | 2,424 | 2,440 | — | #159 |
| 2017 | 2,520 | 2,539 | — | #155 |
| 2016 | 2,578 | 2,604 | #13,334 | #158 |
| 2015 | 2,755 | 2,783 | #15,071 | #151 |
| 2014 | 2,576 | 2,612 | #12,271 | #165 |
| 2013 | 2,406 | 2,444 | #17,361 | #171 |
| 2012 | 2,364 | 2,405 | #8,793 | #165 |
| 2011 | 2,684 | 2,733 | #12,520 | #147 |
| 2010 | 2,565 | 2,609 | #9,987 | #153 |
| 2009 | 2,746 | 2,803 | #12,811 | #144 |
| 2008 | 2,868 | 2,923 | #16,012 | #145 |
| 2007 | 2,721 | 2,784 | #11,081 | #154 |
| 2006 | 2,487 | 2,536 | — | #166 |
| 2005 | 2,580 | 2,642 | #17,289 | #159 |
| 2004 | 2,358 | 2,438 | #9,445 | #174 |
| 2003 | 2,138 | 2,199 | #12,831 | #182 |
| 2002 | 2,044 | 2,150 | #8,446 | #184 |
| 2001 | 1,865 | 1,997 | #10,365 | #198 |
| 2000 | 1,812 | 1,959 | #8,193 | #196 |
| 1999 | 1,593 | 1,719 | #8,998 | #216 |
| 1998 | 1,510 | 1,628 | #12,938 | #213 |
| 1997 | 1,474 | — | — | #210 |
| 1996 | 1,484 | — | #7,753 | #211 |
| 1995 | 1,342 | — | #8,275 | #225 |
| 1994 | 1,294 | — | #9,852 | #228 |
| 1993 | 1,399 | — | #5,755 | #217 |
| 1992 | 1,374 | — | #6,105 | #224 |
| 1991 | 1,394 | — | #8,155 | #219 |
| 1990 | 1,404 | — | #11,837 | #218 |
| 1989 | 1,354 | — | #5,113 | #212 |
| 1988 | 1,291 | — | #6,789 | #207 |
| 1987 | 1,418 | — | #4,917 | #192 |
| 1986 | 1,203 | — | #4,593 | #205 |
| 1985 | 1,160 | — | #4,693 | #210 |
| 1984 | 1,078 | — | #5,298 | #215 |
| 1983 | 732 | — | #6,360 | #283 |
| 1982 | 625 | — | #7,683 | #317 |
| 1981 | 606 | — | — | #314 |
| 1980 | 412 | — | — | #398 |
| 1979 | 328 | — | #10,658 | #449 |
| 1978 | 322 | — | #7,140 | #451 |
| 1977 | 255 | — | — | #517 |
| 1976 | 205 | — | — | #568 |
| 1975 | 221 | — | — | #541 |
| 1974 | 185 | — | — | #585 |
| 1973 | 188 | — | — | #578 |
| 1972 | 168 | — | — | #609 |
| 1971 | 158 | — | — | #653 |
| 1970 | 140 | — | — | #703 |
| 1969 | 131 | — | — | #691 |
| 1968 | 119 | — | — | #693 |
| 1967 | 112 | — | — | #701 |
| 1966 | 110 | — | — | #706 |
| 1965 | 133 | — | — | #647 |
| 1964 | 122 | — | — | #700 |
| 1963 | 129 | — | — | #683 |
| 1962 | 129 | — | — | #683 |
| 1961 | 127 | — | — | #681 |
| 1960 | 107 | — | — | #746 |
| 1959 | 106 | — | — | #743 |
| 1958 | 83 | — | — | #825 |
| 1957 | 83 | — | — | #832 |
| 1956 | 88 | — | — | #795 |
| 1955 | 72 | — | — | #867 |
| 1954 | 93 | — | — | #743 |
| 1953 | 68 | — | — | #868 |
| 1952 | 68 | — | — | #847 |
| 1951 | 70 | — | — | #840 |
| 1950 | 56 | — | — | #923 |
| 1949 | 62 | — | — | #873 |
| 1948 | 49 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1947 | 46 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1946 | 37 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1945 | 31 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1944 | 35 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1943 | 33 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1942 | 40 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1941 | 32 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1940 | 28 | — | — | #1,280 |
| 1939 | 31 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1938 | 45 | — | — | #943 |
| 1937 | 29 | — | — | #1,241 |
| 1936 | 28 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1935 | 31 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1934 | 33 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1933 | 26 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1932 | 25 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1931 | 43 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1930 | 41 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1929 | 39 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1928 | 31 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | — | #1,486 |
| 1926 | 30 | — | — | #1,336 |
| 1925 | 45 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1924 | 32 | — | — | #1,299 |
| 1923 | 49 | — | — | #999 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | — | #1,165 |
| 1921 | 30 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1920 | 32 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | — | #1,254 |
| 1918 | 32 | — | — | #1,240 |
| 1917 | 33 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1916 | 29 | — | — | #1,246 |
| 1915 | 33 | — | — | #1,129 |
| 1914 | 25 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,468 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | — | #1,378 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #969 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,183 |