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
0%100%Median name50%82.3%
Emmanuella vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Emmanuella's 1,438 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
94
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
020406080100 19791989199620022008201420202025 54

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 612 births (43% of all-time use).

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

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -118, 6.7%-63, 5.4%-35, 8.1%-106, 4.9%-51, 6.5%-146, 10%-53, 5%-59, 3.8%-32, 10.8%-82, 5.4%-121, 2.6%-28, 9.7%-33, 7.1%-25, 15.1%-43, 3.8%Emmanuella-47, 6.5%Emmanuella
Emmanuella vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Emmanuella by state

Where Emmanuella concentrates geographically, total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Emmanuella
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%
New York share of Emmanuella's total US births 9.9%
Even split

142 of 1,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Emmanuella appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emmanuella?
1,438 babies have been named Emmanuella since 1979. All-time, it sits at #5,859 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,045 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 94 births.
Where does Emmanuella sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Emmanuella most popular?
Emmanuella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 612 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Emmanuella most popular?
The top states for the name Emmanuella are New York (142 births), Florida (107 births), Texas (103 births).
How long has the name Emmanuella been used?
Emmanuella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 47 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Emmanuella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emma, Emmy, Emmie, Emmalee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Emmanuella

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.