Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Emanuel
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
1,386
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Emanuel
How many people are named Emanuel?
An estimated 42,099 living Americans are named Emanuel.
How rare is Emanuel?
Emanuel is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 513 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 63% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Emanuel?
The median age of a living American named Emanuel is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 37 years old.
Is Emanuel still popular?
Not especially. Emanuel has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 513 births in 2025.
Where is Emanuel most common?
Emanuel has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
63%
2025
513
All-time
54,756
Where it lives now
Emanuel is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 3.7× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Emanuel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.