Emmanuella
About Emmanuella
Long and lilting but with the familiar sounds of Emma and Ella, Emmanuella is an alternative spelling to the Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian Emanuela. Familiar in the UK and is also popular in Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, Gabon, France, and Cameroon.
Olympic Taekwondo competitor Emmanuella Atora is one notable bearer, while child comedian and actress Emmanuella Samuel is another.
Nicknames Manu, Nella, Emmie, and Emma could make it feel more versatile.
Pronounced em-man-yoo-EL-uh.
As of October 2026, Emmanuella ranked #3042 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2076 in 2017.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,820 | 61 | 34.1 |
| 2015 | #2,690 | 66 | 37 |
| 2016 | #2,650 | 66 | 37.2 |
| 2017 | #2,076 | 94 | 54.4 |
| 2018 | #2,656 | 65 | 38.2 |
| 2019 | #2,830 | 59 | 35.2 |
| 2020 | #2,380 | 74 | 45.8 |
| 2021 | #3,506 | 44 | 26.8 |
| 2022 | #2,512 | 71 | 43.3 |
| 2023 | #3,233 | 50 | 31.2 |
| 2024 | #3,833 | 39 | 24.1 |
| 2025 | #3,042 | 54 | 33.6 |
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