Given name
Emmanuelle
“God is with us”
In French use, Emmanuelle is a feminine form of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Emmanuelle is a feminine form of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Emmanuelle is a feminine form of Emmanuel. An origin associated with Emmanuel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Emmanuelle is a feminine form of Emmanuel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In French use, Emmanuelle is a feminine form 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
Emmanuelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,722
- 290 boys · 1,432 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #4,802 for girls · #12,583 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 5% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,802 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,915 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.
Emmanuelle’s family of names
In French usage, Emmanuelle has a diminutive in Emma. In French usage, Emmanuelle is a feminine form of Emmanuel. In French usage, Emmanuelle has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Manuela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Emmanuelle has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Emmanuelle
- Emmy RossumAmerican actressborn 1986
- Emmanuelle CharpentierFrench microbiologist and biochemist (born 1968)
- Emmanuelle BéartFrench film actressborn 1963
- Emmanuelle SeignerFrench actressborn 1966
- Emmanuelle ChriquiMoroccan-Canadian-American actressborn 1975
- Emmanuelle DevosFrench actressborn 1964
- Emmanuelle ArsanThai writer, model and actress1932–2005
- Emmanuelle VaugierCanadian actressborn 1976
- Emmanuelle BercotFrench actress, film director and screenwriterborn 1967
Characters named Emmanuelle: Emmanuelle (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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