Is Emmanuel a boy or girl name?
Emmanuel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 2,047 boys were named Emmanuel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 89,392 US babies named Emmanuel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #181
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Emmanuel since 1898
- 89,392
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 2,868 babies
Boys and girls named Emmanuel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 332 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 393 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 787 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,219 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,156 | 13 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 9,768 | 108 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 14,176 | 92 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 23,538 | 80 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 25,233 | 63 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 10,813 | 16 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,047 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 2,105 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2,217 | #170 | 5 | #16,024 |
| 2021 | 1,983 | #191 | 6 | #13,998 |
| 2020 | 2,461 | #151 | 5 | #15,821 |
| 2019 | 2,422 | #164 | 5 | #16,262 |
| 2018 | 2,424 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,520 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,571 | #158 | 7 | #13,329 |
| 2015 | 2,748 | #151 | 6 | #15,068 |
| 2014 | 2,568 | #165 | 8 | #12,268 |
| 2013 | 2,401 | #171 | 5 | #17,359 |
| 2012 | 2,351 | #165 | 13 | #8,793 |
| 2011 | 2,676 | #147 | 8 | #12,520 |
| 2010 | 2,552 | #153 | 11 | #9,986 |
| 2009 | 2,737 | #144 | 8 | #12,810 |
| 2008 | 2,862 | #145 | 6 | #16,011 |
| 2007 | 2,711 | #154 | 10 | #11,080 |
| 2006 | 2,487 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,575 | #159 | 5 | #17,287 |
| 2004 | 2,347 | #174 | 11 | #9,445 |
| 2003 | 2,131 | #182 | 7 | #12,830 |
| 2002 | 2,032 | #184 | 12 | #8,446 |
| 2001 | 1,856 | #198 | 9 | #10,365 |
| 2000 | 1,800 | #196 | 12 | #8,193 |
| 1999 | 1,583 | #216 | 10 | #8,998 |
| 1998 | 1,504 | #213 | 6 | #12,936 |
| 1997 | 1,474 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,473 | #211 | 11 | #7,753 |
| 1995 | 1,332 | #225 | 10 | #8,275 |
| 1994 | 1,286 | #228 | 8 | #9,852 |
| 1993 | 1,383 | #217 | 16 | #5,755 |
| 1992 | 1,359 | #224 | 15 | #6,104 |
| 1991 | 1,384 | #219 | 10 | #8,154 |
| 1990 | 1,398 | #218 | 6 | #11,836 |
| 1989 | 1,337 | #212 | 17 | #5,113 |
| 1988 | 1,279 | #207 | 11 | #6,790 |
| 1987 | 1,402 | #192 | 16 | #4,915 |
| 1986 | 1,186 | #205 | 17 | #4,592 |
| 1985 | 1,143 | #211 | 16 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 1,065 | #215 | 13 | #5,298 |
| 1983 | 722 | #283 | 10 | #6,360 |
| 1982 | 617 | #317 | 8 | #7,682 |
| 1981 | 606 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 411 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 323 | #449 | 5 | #10,657 |
| 1978 | 314 | #451 | 8 | #7,140 |
| 1977 | 255 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 205 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 221 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 184 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 188 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 168 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 158 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 140 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 131 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 119 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 112 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 110 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 133 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 122 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 129 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 129 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 127 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 107 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 106 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 83 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 83 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 88 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 72 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 93 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 68 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 68 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 70 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 56 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 62 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 37 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 35 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 40 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 32 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 45 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 26 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 43 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 41 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 39 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 31 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 49 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 32 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emmanuel reached #144 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #4,592 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emmanuel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.