How Many People Are Named Emmanuel?
An estimated 86,513 people in the United States have the first name Emmanuel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Emmanuel peaked in popularity in 2008 with 2,868 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emmanuel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emmanuel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Emmanuel is overwhelmingly male, 372 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
86,513
About 1 in 3,962 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2008
2,868 births
Total Registered
89,392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emmanuel
Emmanuel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 89,392 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Emmanuel as a male name
Ranked #181 in 2024
2,047 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (2,862 births)
Emmanuel as a female name
Ranked #16,024 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1986 (17 births)
Emmanuel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emmanuel span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 25,296 babies were registered. While Emmanuel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Emmanuel by Decade
How has Emmanuel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emmanuel by State
Birth registrations for Emmanuel span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Montana, Maine. On average, about 1,713 Emmanuels were registered per state.
Emmanuel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emmanuel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emmanuel
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Emmanuel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emmanuel?
We estimate approximately 86,513 people named Emmanuel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,962 Americans share this first name.
Is Emmanuel a common name?
Emmanuel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 89,392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emmanuel most popular?
Emmanuel reached peak popularity in 2008, when 2,868 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emmanuel is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emmanuel a male name?
Emmanuel is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emmanuel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emmanuel Smith, Emmanuel Johnson, Emmanuel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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