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Emmanuel

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

Boy's name · #179 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Emmanuel has appeared in US records since 1898 — best rank #144 (2009) · 91,079 babies named Emmanuel all-time · 1 in 840 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #91 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emmanuels

• Emmanuel Macron — president of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
• Emmanuel Swedenborg — Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)
• Emmanuel Adebayor — Togolese soccer player
• Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès — French priest and statesman (1748-1836)
• Emmanuel Levinas — Jewish-French-Lithuanian philosopher (1906-1995)

In stories & tradition

• Emmanuel Goldstein — Nineteen Eighty-Four
• Emmanuel (Wizard of Oz) — The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Emmanuel — spirit

What Emmanuels become

Among 2,783 notable people named Emmanuel:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emmanuel Afe Babalola, Nigerian lawyer.

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