How Many People Are Named Immanuel?
An estimated 5,866 people in the United States have the first name Immanuel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Immanuel peaked in popularity in 2015 with 239 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Immanuel 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 Immanuel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,866
About 1 in 58,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2015
239 births
Total Registered
5,973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Immanuel
Immanuel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,973 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Immanuel as a male name
Ranked #1,208 in 2024
167 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (239 births)
Immanuel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Immanuel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,027 babies were registered. While Immanuel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Immanuel by Decade
How has Immanuel 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.
Immanuel by State
Birth registrations for Immanuel span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, Nevada. On average, about 116 Immanuels were registered per state.
Immanuel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Immanuel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Immanuel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Immanuel?
We estimate approximately 5,866 people named Immanuel 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 58,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Immanuel a common name?
Immanuel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Immanuel most popular?
Immanuel reached peak popularity in 2015, when 239 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Immanuel is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Immanuel a male name?
Immanuel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Immanuel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Immanuel Smith, Immanuel Johnson, Immanuel 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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