Given name & surname
Emanuel
“God is with us”
In German use, Emanuel is a variant of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Emanuel is a variant of Manuel. In Spanish use, Manuel carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emanuel is a variant of Emmanuel. An origin associated with Emmanuel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scandinavian use, Emanuel is used as a form of Emmanuel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Emanuel is a variant of Emmanuel. The history of Emmanuel gives this family its wider story. Emmanuel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Emanuel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54,855
- 54,756 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,386 babies
- 2025
- 513
- #574 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 513 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 574 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,386 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (99). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 38,945 as a first name in 2020; 6,195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emanuel’s family of names
In German usage, Emanuel has a short form in Manuel. Emanuel developed from Emmanuel. In Spanish usage, Emanuel has a related form in Immanuel.
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Around the world
Emanuel has relatives in 17 languages.
15 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Emanuelafeminine form
- ImanolBasque
- EmanueleItalian
- Emanuelsequivalent
- Emanoilequivalent
- मनुएलborrowing · kok
- Imaanuborrowing · Greenlandic
- ΕμμανουήλGreek
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People named Emanuel
- Manuel NeuerGerman association football player (born 1986)
- Emanuel SwedenborgSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772)
- Emanuel LaskerGreman chess player, World Chess champion (1868–1941)
- Emanuel GeibelGerman poet and playwright (1815–1884)
- Emanuel PogatetzAustrian association football player (born 1983)
- Manny MoriPresident of the Federated States of Micronesiaborn 1948
- Emanuel LeutzeAmerican artist (1816-1868)
- Emanuel de WitteDutch painter (1617-1692)
- Emanuel MammanaArgentine footballerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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