US rank #11269 Boys' name Peak 2004 342 births

Imanuel — #11269 US boys' name

342 babies named Imanuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s472000s1352010s1062020s49
#11269
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Imanuel was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

19 babies were named Imanuel in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Imanuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Imanuel between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Imanuel currently holds the #11269 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Imanuel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Imanuel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Imanuel 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 342 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.

Imanuel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

342

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2004

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,269

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Imanuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
19
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 20242019201420092004199819931984 5

Imanuel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
135 births that decade — 39% of Imanuel's all-time total
1980s51990s472000s1352010s1062020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Imanuel?
342 babies have been named Imanuel since 1984. It currently ranks #11269 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 19 births.
When was Imanuel most popular?
Imanuel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Imanuel been used?
Imanuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Imanuel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iman, Imani, Imanol, Imari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.