Given name
Emanuela
“God is with us”·“one who is greatly loved”·“a serious woman”
Emanuela is a variant of Emmanuela. In Hebrew use, Emmanuela carries the interpretation “God is with us.” Emanuela has a related form in Ema. Interpretations include “one who is greatly loved” and “a serious woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emanuela is a variant of Emmanuela. In Hebrew use, Emmanuela carries the interpretation “God is with us.” Emanuela has a related form in Ema. Interpretations include “one who is greatly loved” and “a serious woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emanuela has a related form in Ema. An origin associated with Ema is German. Emanuela connects to the Emmanuel name family through Emmanuela. An origin associated with Emmanuel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Emanuela connects to the Emmanuel name family through Emmanuela. 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
Emanuela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 624
- 0 boys · 624 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,515 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,515 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,254 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emanuela’s family of names
In Italian usage, Emanuela shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Manuela. In Slovak usage, Emanuela has a related form in Ema. In Italian usage, Emanuela has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Manuela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Emanuela has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Emanuela
- Emanuela de PaulaBrazilian modelborn 1989
- Emanuela PierantozziItalian judokaborn 1968
- Emanuela ZanchiItalian water polo playerborn 1977
- Emanuela SalopekCroatian basketball player (born 1987)
- Emanuela LiuzziItalian wrestlerborn 2000
- Emanuela ZardoSwiss tennis playerborn 1970
- Emanuela OrlandiItalian missing person (since 1983)1968–1983
- Emanuela RossiItalian actressborn 1959
- Emanuela CordaItalian politicianborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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