Emanuel has been given to about 54,855 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Emanuel ranks 574th among American boys in 2025, with 513 born that year. Its best year was 2007, when 1,386 babies were given the name, ranking 256th. The typical living American called Emanuel is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Massachusetts, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.