Boys' name · since 1914

Emanuele

335 babies named Emanuele in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9978
among boys today
335
born since 1914
1970s
peak decade
30%
more common than other boys

Emanuele currently ranks #9978 among boys' names in America, with 335 babies recorded since 1914.

Emanuele has 335 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9978 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.

  • #9978 among boys today
  • 335 born since 1914
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 30% more common than other boys

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Emanuele is currently the #9978 boys' name in America, more common than 30% of boys - 335 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.

#9978
among boys today
335
born since 1914
1970s
peak decade
30%
more common than other boys

Emanuele vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%30.1%
Emanuele vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9978
of 14,294 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Emanuele was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

12 babies were named Emanuele in 1973 - its busiest year on record.

How Emanuele compares

335 48th percentile among 14,294 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

Emanuele's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Emanuele Median boys name (Elchonon) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 335 367 358,536
Peak-year births 12 23 22,252

Emanuele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Emanuele's full recorded timeline at 1982, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Emanuele at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

335

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1973

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#9,978

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Emanuele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1973)
12
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
468101214 19141949196919771986200320142024 7

Emanuele by decade

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

1970s was Emanuele's strongest decade.

68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Emanuele births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 68 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Emanuele by state

Where Emanuele concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Emanuele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
21 6.3%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.5%
New York share of Emanuele's total US births 6.3%
Even split

21 of 335 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emanuele?
335 babies have been named Emanuele since 1914. It currently ranks #9978 among boys. The peak year was 1973 with 12 births.
When was Emanuele most popular?
Emanuele was most popular in the 1970s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Emanuele most popular?
The top states for the name Emanuele are New York (21 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Emanuele been used?
Records for Emanuele go back to 1914, giving 111 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Emanuele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emanuel, Emari, Emad, Emanual, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Emanuele's data

  • Emanuele's decade-level peak was the 1970s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Emanueles (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emanuele: #9978 Boys' Name - 335 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emanuele. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Emanuele 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 June 2026.