Emmanuel

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A few things about Emmanuel you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Emmanuel

Emmanuel Adebayor

Togolese soccer player

Choose Emmanuel and your child shares a first name with Emmanuel Adebayor, a Togolese soccer player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Emmanuel, like who?” Emmanuel Adebayor's Wikipedia article is available in 71 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 839 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Emmanuel, 2,035 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Emmanuel would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEmmanuel first shows up in US birth records in 1898, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 127 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2009, when it reached #144.
• 🍂TrendEmmanuel has slipped 28 places over the last five years and now sits at #179. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedEmmanuel is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #115, followed by Arizona (#122) and Florida (#122). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Emmanuel means “God is with us”.

About the name Emmanuel

Emmanuel is a boy name meaning “God is with us”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-uel”. US birth records list Emmanuel for boys from 1898 to 2025, in 120 of those 128 years. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked #144 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #179, with 2,035 babies.