Boy name
Emmanuel
Emmanuel holds the #179 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 2,035 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #151 in 2020 to #179 today. Its strongest year on record was 2009 (#144 nationally, 2,738 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1898. The name's biggest fan base is in Texas (#115 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#179
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#144
in 2009 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
2,035
boys named Emmanuel
Emmanuel popularity, 1880–2025
Where Emmanuel is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Rhode Island (#155), Arizona (#122), Texas (#115)
Uniqueness score
26/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Emmanuel in the most recent year of SSA data.