Boys' name · since 1917
Immanuel
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 6,146 babies named Immanuel, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,206 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,146
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Immanuel currently ranks #1206 among boys' names in America, with 6,146 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Immanuel has been recorded 6,146 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #1206 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, 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 1917 to 2025.
- #1,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,206 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,146 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Immanuel ranks #1,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,206 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,146 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,559 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,206 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,146
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Immanuel's 6,146 recorded births place it above 96.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Immanuel compares
6,146 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 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
Immanuel's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Immanuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,146 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 239 | 34 | 22,252 |
Immanuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Immanuel splits its recorded history at 1995: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 239 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Immanuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 239
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Immanuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,028 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Immanuel's strongest decade.
2,028 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Immanuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 125
1970s
125 births
- 1980s 355
1980s
355 births
- 1990s
1990s
815 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,781 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,028 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,009 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,028 births (33% of all-time use).
How Immanuel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Immanuel's total volume
Immanuel by state
Where Immanuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 685 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 538 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 446 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 411 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 307 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 203 | 3.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 184 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 175 | 2.8% |
685 of 6,146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Immanuel appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Immanuel's data
- Immanuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,028 total births) through the 2020s (1,009) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Immanuels (685 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Immanuel: 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 (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Immanuel 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.