US rank #6653 Girls' name Peak 2015 612 births

Emanuela — #6653 US girls' name

612 babies named Emanuela in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s261930s51960s101970s381980s561990s852000s1392010s1702020s74
#6653
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Emanuela was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

22 babies were named Emanuela in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Emanuela

The Social Security Administration has registered 612 babies named Emanuela between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emanuela currently holds the #6653 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emanuela performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Emanuela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Emanuela in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emanuela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 612 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emanuela at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

612

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2015

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,653

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emanuela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
22
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
0510152025 20242016200820001992198219711918 9

Emanuela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
170 births that decade — 28% of Emanuela's all-time total
1910s91920s261930s51960s101970s381980s561990s852000s1392010s1702020s74

Emanuela by state

Where Emanuela concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Emanuela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 1.8%
#2 California
5 0.8%
#3 Florida
5 0.8%
New York share of Emanuela's total US births 1.8%
Even split

11 of 612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emanuela?
612 babies have been named Emanuela since 1918. It currently ranks #6653 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 22 births.
When was Emanuela most popular?
Emanuela was most popular in the 2010s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Emanuela most popular?
The top states for the name Emanuela are New York (11 births), California (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Emanuela been used?
Emanuela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Emanuela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emani, Ema, Emalee, Eman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.