Fun Facts About the Name Amanuel
- 654 babies named Amanuel: U.S. records list 654 babies given the name Amanuel from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Amanuel Mean?
Amanuel is a form of Emmanuel, a name derived from the Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (Immanu'el), meaning "God is with us." The Hebrew phrase combines עִם (im, "with"), the first-person plural suffix -נוּ (nu, "us"), and אֵל (el, "God"); its literal shape is "with us is God."
The Ethiopian form is written አማኑኤል in Ethiopic script and is used in Amharic- and Tigrinya-speaking communities. It is a local form of the biblical name, not a separate name with a different etymology; European languages usually render the same name as Emmanuel or Immanuel.
Amanuel Name History & Origins
The name goes back to the Hebrew Bible. In Isaiah 7:14, a son is named Immanuel, and Isaiah 8:8 uses the name again. The Greek New Testament quotes the Isaiah passage in Matthew 1:23, where the name appears as Ἐμμανουήλ (Emmanouēl) and is applied to Jesus. That Greek form passed into Latin as Emmanuel and into many European languages.
In Ethiopian Christianity, the biblical name was transmitted through Ge'ez scripture and liturgy as Amanuel (አማኑኤል). From that religious tradition it became a given name in Ethiopia and Eritrea, used in Amharic and Tigrinya. Its history is therefore the history of the biblical Immanuel, carried into Ethiopian and Eritrean Christian usage.
How Popular is the Name Amanuel?
Amanuel has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #2,945 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,164 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #6,461 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #4,459 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #4,249 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #2,982 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2019 | #3,797 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #2,945 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #4,474 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,475 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #3,781 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #3,460 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #3,405 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2012 | #3,809 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #4,826 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #4,523 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #6,107 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #4,273 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #4,645 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,226 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #4,472 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #4,134 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #4,284 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,410 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,684 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,458 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,173 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #5,483 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #5,661 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #4,896 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #7,015 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,997 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,783 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #6,694 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,213 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,995 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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