Immanuel

“God is with us” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1204 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Immanuel has appeared in US records since 1917 — best rank #891 (2001) · 6,146 babies named Immanuel all-time · 1 in 10,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,500 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Immanuels

Immanuel Kant — German philosopher (1724-1804)
Immanuel Wallerstein — American sociologist and economic historian (1930–2019)
Immanuel Velikovsky — Russian, Israeli and American author (1895–1979)
Immanuel Nobel — Swedish architect, engineer, inventor and industrialist (1801-1872)
Immanuel Bekker — German classical scholar and philologist (1785-1871)

In stories & tradition

Immanuel — Isaiah 7:14 · Matthew 1:23
Immanuel Hildesheim — Dracula

What Immanuels become

Among 208 notable people named Immanuel:

Medical professionals appear 2.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Immanuel Imoni, Finnish physician.

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