Emanuel

“Variant of Emmanuel — God is with us” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #574 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Emanuel has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #211 (1880) · 54,756 babies named Emanuel all-time · 1 in 3,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #40 in Croatia (2025) · #98 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emanuels

Emanuel Lasker — former World Chess champion (1868–1941)
Emanuel Geibel — German poet and playwright (1815–1884)
Emanuel Pogatetz — Austrian association football player (born 1983)
Emanuel Schikaneder — German actor and singer
Emanuel Leutze — American artist (1816-1868)

In stories & tradition

Emanuel (Immanuel) — Isaiah 7:14 · Matthew 1:23
Emanuel Hjort — literary character
Emanuel Striese — Theft of the Sabines

What Emanuels become

Among 1,650 notable people named Emanuel:

Business leaders appear 2.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emanuel L. Philipp, American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin (1861-1925).

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