Emmanuella
Girl name · #3045 in 2025 · Very rare
Emmanuella is currently the #3045 girl name in the United States — 54 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2685, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 33,333 girls born in 2025 was named Emmanuella.
Babies named Emmanuella per year. Source: SSA.
The 46-year story
Emmanuella first appears in the Social Security records in 1979, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2017, when 94 girls were named Emmanuella — good for #2074 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emmanuella in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Emmanuella is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Emmanuella will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Emmanuella is most common
State-level data for Emmanuella is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Emmanuella
Statistically, parents drawn to Emmanuella tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mirabella, Rosabella, Abriella, Rafaella, and Sabella.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emmanuella | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #3028 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3822 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3225 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2510 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3491 |
| 2020 | 74 | #2376 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2814 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2647 |
| 2017 | 94 | #2074 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2643 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2685 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2809 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2770 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3916 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3624 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3870 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3584 |
| 2007 | 54 | #3168 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4463 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4267 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4172 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4418 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4906 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5009 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Emmanuella a popular girl name?
Emmanuella ranked #3045 among girls in 2025 with 54 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2685.
When was the name Emmanuella most popular?
Emmanuella peaked in 2017, when 94 American girls received the name (ranked #2074 that year). Since 2017 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Emmanuella?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 33,333 newborn American girls was named Emmanuella. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.