Boys' name · since 1987
Amanuel
Amanuel has 654 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 654
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amanuel currently ranks #6266 among boys' names in America, with 654 babies recorded since 1987.
Amanuel has 654 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6266 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #6,714 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,266 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 654 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amanuel ranks #6,714 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,266 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 654 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,714 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 654
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amanuel's 654 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
How Amanuel compares
654 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amanuel's all-time total is 77% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amanuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 654 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Amanuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amanuel's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amanuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Amanuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (269 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Amanuel's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Amanuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s
2010s
269 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 269 births (41% of all-time use).
How Amanuel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Amanuel's total volume
Amanuel by state
Where Amanuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 26 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #3 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
26 of 654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Amanuel's data
- Amanuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (269 total births) through the 2020s (132) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Virginia records the most Amanuels (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amanuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amanuel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.