Emanuel is a distinctive choice, ranked #798 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Emanuel in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#798
US Rank #574
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About the Name Emanuel
Emanuel has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 158 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #579 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Emanuel is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Emanuel in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #496, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Emanuel
Emanuel Navarrete — Emanuel Navarrete Martínez is a Mexican professional boxer.
Emanuel Santos — Emanuel Jorge da Silva Santos is a Portuguese artist from Madeira, Portugal.
Louis Emanuel — Louis Emanuel (also Louis Alexander Emanuel or L.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Emanuel
Unlikely. With around 41 UK babies named Emanuel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Emanuel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Emanuel is declining: down 219 places since 2020, to #798 in 2025. It peaked at #579 in 2020.
Emanuel is more popular in the US (#496) than in the UK (#737). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Emanuel include: Emanuel Navarrete, Emanuel Santos and Emanuel School. Short summaries for each appear below.
Emanuel appears in the US top 500 at #496 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
41
UK babies named Emanuel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 219 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Emanuel
Almost certainly the only Emanuel in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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