Emmanuel

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Meaning

Emmanuel is a name and surname, which is a romanization of Immanuel. Notable prople with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Emmanuel first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 8 babies (rank #214 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Emmanuel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Emmanuel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Emmanuel

Emmanuel Macronphilosopher · b. 1977
Emmanuel Adebayorassociation football player · b. 1984
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyèspolitical theorist · b. 1748
Emmanuel Levinasethicist · b. 1906
Emmanuel Petitassociation football player · b. 1970

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	5	#275
2015	7	#212
2016	8	#214
2017	2	#602