Boys' name · since 1880
Emanuel
Emanuel has 54,756 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #574 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,756
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
54,756 babies have been named Emanuel since 1880, making it today's #574 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emanuel has been recorded 54,756 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #574 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #476 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #574 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 54,756 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emanuel ranks #476 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #574 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 54,756 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #574 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,756
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emanuel's 54,756 recorded births place it above 98.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Emanuel compares
54,756 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Emanuel's all-time total is 148x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emanuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54,756 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,386 | 34 | 22,252 |
Emanuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emanuel's full recorded timeline at 1953, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 29 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 1,386 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emanuel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 1,386
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Emanuel popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 1965 (Emanuel as girls' name)
Emanuel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11,541 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Emanuel's strongest decade.
11,541 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Emanuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 419
1880s
419 births
- 1890s 453
1890s
453 births
- 1900s 564
1900s
564 births
- 1910s 2,625
1910s
2,625 births
- 1920s 3,210
1920s
3,210 births
- 1930s 2,017
1930s
2,017 births
- 1940s 1,931
1940s
1,931 births
- 1950s 2,386
1950s
2,386 births
- 1960s 2,153
1960s
2,153 births
- 1970s 2,391
1970s
2,391 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,869 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,693 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,541 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,778 births
- 2020s 3,726
2020s
3,726 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11,541 births (21% of all-time use).
How Emanuel 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 Emanuel's total volume
Emanuel by state
Where Emanuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,497 | 13.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 6,701 | 12.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,903 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,312 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 2,557 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,549 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,185 | 4.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,946 | 3.6% |
7,497 of 54,756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Emanuel appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emanuel's data
- Emanuel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (11,541 total births); usage has since declined to 3,726 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Emanuels (7,497 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Emanuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Emanuel 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.