Emmanuel has been given to about 91,451 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Emmanuel ranks 179th among American boys in 2025, with 2,035 born that year. Its best year was 2008, when 2,868 babies were given the name, ranking 145th. The typical living American called Emmanuel is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.13% 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.