Girls' name · since 1918
Emanuela
Emanuela has 624 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,412 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 624
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Emanuela is the #8412 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 624 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emanuela has been recorded 624 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #8412 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #10,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,412 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 624 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emanuela ranks #10,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,412 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 624 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,412 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 624
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emanuela's 624 recorded births place it above 85.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Emanuela compares
624 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Emanuela's all-time total is 66% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emanuela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 624 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emanuela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emanuela's SSA record in two at 1997 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 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emanuela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Emanuela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (170 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Emanuela's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Emanuela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
170 births
- 2020s
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 170 births (27% of all-time use).
How Emanuela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Emanuela's total volume
Emanuela by state
Where Emanuela concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Emanuela's data
- Emanuela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Emanuelas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Emanuela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Emanuela 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.