Girls' name · since 1980
Emmanuela
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 718 babies named Emmanuela, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmanuela currently ranks #6648 among girls' names in America, with 718 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Emmanuela recorded 718 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #6648 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #9,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,648 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 718 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmanuela ranks #9,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,648 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 718 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Emmanuela's 718 recorded births place it above 87.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Emmanuela compares
718 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Emmanuela's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmanuela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 718 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmanuela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emmanuela splits its recorded history at 2004: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emmanuela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Emmanuela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (231 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Emmanuela's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Emmanuela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 231 births (32% of all-time use).
How Emmanuela 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 Emmanuela's total volume
Emmanuela by state
Where Emmanuela concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 63 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 59 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
63 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Emmanuela's data
- Emmanuela's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Emmanuelas (63 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 Emmanuela: 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 (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Emmanuela 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.