Given name
Emuel
“God is with us”
Emuel is a variant of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emuel is a variant of Emmanuel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is with us.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emuel is a variant of Emmanuel. 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Emuel 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
Emuel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1924. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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