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Unisex name ★ peaked 2012

Emmanuelle

Meaning Emmanuelle is a feminine given name of French origin Gender Unisex · 83% girls Rank 2025 #4,802 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

Emmanuelle is a feminine given name of French origin.

Rank 2025
#4,802
among girls · ↓662 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Emmanuelle · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
71 babies
All-time total
1,722
#5,881 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Emmanuelle popularity over time

1,722 babies have been named Emmanuelle since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
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1970s 32 – 32 3 – #7,527
1980s 107 34 141 14 +341% #4,903
1990s 243 90 333 33 +136% #2,543
2000s 317 107 424 42 +27% #3,651
2010s 513 54 567 57 +34% #2,791
2020s (to 2025) 220 5 225 38 -34% #3,107

Where Emmanuelle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 24 0.02 outside top 500
2028 23 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,802 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 1,722 American babies have been named Emmanuelle, about 83% girls and 17% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2012, when 71 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emmanuelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emmanuelle?

The median living Emmanuelle is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 27. An estimated 1,700 people named Emmanuelle are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emmanuelle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 28 #4,802 5 #12,583
2024 35 #4,140 – –
2023 29 #4,679 – –
2022 35 #4,144 – –
2021 42 #3,635 – –
2020 51 #3,107 – –
2019 45 #3,469 7 #10,053
2018 54 #3,022 6 #11,183
2017 47 #3,358 5 #12,857
2016 52 #3,147 – –
2015 54 #3,101 – –
2014 62 #2,791 8 #9,024
2013 53 #3,089 8 #9,036
2012 62 #2,813 9 #8,360
2011 37 #4,022 – –
2010 47 #3,429 11 #7,220
2009 38 #4,041 9 #8,512
2008 35 #4,389 15 #5,856
2007 25 #5,579 9 #8,395
2006 22 #5,983 12 #6,591
2005 33 #4,215 9 #7,830
2004 28 #4,748 15 #5,329
2003 33 #4,053 9 #7,429
2002 36 #3,674 13 #5,501
2001 36 #3,651 8 #7,760
2000 31 #4,011 8 #7,661
1995 22 #4,568 10 #5,624
1990 8 #9,537 10 #5,112
1985 8 #7,785 – –
1980 5 #10,855 – –
1975 6 #8,294 – –
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Famous people named Emmanuelle

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Chriqui Canadian and American actress (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Emmanuelle Seigner Emmanuelle Seigner French actress b. 1966 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Emmanuelle Vaugier Emmanuelle Vaugier Canadian actress b. 1976 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart French actress (born 1963) Contemporary
  5. 5 Emmanuelle Charpentier Emmanuelle Charpentier French microbiologist, biochemist and Nobel laureate (born 1968) Contemporary
  6. 6 Emmanuelle Arsan Emmanuelle Arsan Thai-French novelist (1932–2005) Contemporary
  7. 7 Emmanuelle Riva Emmanuelle Riva French actress (1927–2017) Contemporary
  8. 8 Emmanuelle Bercot Emmanuelle Bercot French actress (born 1967) Contemporary
  9. 9 Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos French actress b. 1964 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Emmanuelle Gagliardi Emmanuelle Gagliardi Swiss tennis player (born 1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emmanuelle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emmanuelle?

The median living Emmanuelle is about 17 years old. Half of all living Emmanuelles are between 9 and 27 years old.

How many people named Emmanuelle are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Emmanuelle are alive in the United States, based on 1,722 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emmanuelle mean?

Emmanuelle is a feminine given name of French origin.

How popular is the name Emmanuelle in 2025?

Emmanuelle ranked #4,802 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emmanuelle?

1,722 babies have been named Emmanuelle in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emmanuelle most popular?

Emmanuelle peaked in 2012, when 71 newborns received the name.

Is Emmanuelle a boy or girl name?

Emmanuelle is used for both: about 83% of babies named Emmanuelle have been girls and 17% boys.

Is the name Emmanuelle rising or falling?

Emmanuelle is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emmanuelle become more popular?

Emmanuelle is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Emmanuelle in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Emmanuelle?

Well-known people named Emmanuelle include Emmanuelle Chriqui (actor), Emmanuelle Seigner (actor), Emmanuelle Vaugier (actor).

Names like Emmanuelle

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