Given name
Emmanuella
“God is with us”
Emmanuella is a variant of Emmanuela. In Hebrew use, Emmanuela carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emmanuella is a variant of Emmanuela. In Hebrew use, Emmanuela carries the interpretation “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emmanuella 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Emmanuella 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
Emmanuella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,438
- 0 boys · 1,438 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #3,042 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,042 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 94 in 2017. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,860 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.
Emmanuella’s family of names
Emmanuella has a related form in Emmanuela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Emmanuella
- EmmanuellaNigerian YouTube personality and comedianborn 2010
- Emmanuella LambropoulosCanadian politicianborn 1990
- Emmanuella AtoraGabonese taekwondo practitionerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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