Girls' name · since 1979
Emmanuella
1,438 babies named Emmanuella in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,438
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmanuella currently ranks #3045 among girls' names in America, with 1,438 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmanuella has been recorded 1,438 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #3045 nationally and more common than 82% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #5,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,045 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,438 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Emmanuella ranks #5,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,045 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,438 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,438
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Emmanuella's 1,438 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Emmanuella compares
1,438 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Emmanuella's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Emmanuella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,438 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Emmanuella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Emmanuella's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 94, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Emmanuella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #3045 among girls.
1,438 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 94 births in a single year.
Emmanuella by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (612 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Emmanuella's strongest decade.
612 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Emmanuella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 108
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s
2010s
612 births
- 2020s
2020s
332 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 612 births (43% of all-time use).
Emmanuella decade highlights
- Peak decade 612 births
- Runner-up 332 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Emmanuella 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 Emmanuella's total volume
Emmanuella by state
Where Emmanuella concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 142 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 107 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 103 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 56 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 31 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 0.8% |
142 of 1,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 9.9% of nationwide
- Florida 7.4% of nationwide
- Texas 7.2% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.9% of nationwide
- Maryland 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 9.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Emmanuella appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Emmanuella's data
- Emmanuella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (612 total births) through the 2020s (332) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Emmanuellas (142 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Emmanuella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Emmanuella 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.
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