Meaning of the nameEmanuela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- E-ma-nu-e-la
- Biblical name
Emanuela is a female name of Hebrew origin, the feminine form of Emanuel, a biblical name meaning 'God is with us'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Emanuel, 'God is with us'”
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emanuela · Wiktionary: Emanuel · Behind the Name: Emanuela
- People (2022)
- 32,990
- Rank in Brazil
- #767
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,865
- people
Emanuela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Emanuela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (11,808 people).
32,764 women 226 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Emanuela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Emanuela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Tocantins 0.038%
- Ceará 0.028%
- Distrito Federal 0.023%
- Pernambuco 0.022%
- Goiás 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,817 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,926 | 0.014% |
| Ceará | 2,458 | 0.028% |
| Bahia | 2,326 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,183 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 1,967 | 0.017% |
| Pernambuco | 1,965 | 0.022% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,602 | 0.021% |
| Goiás | 1,515 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 1,134 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 1,097 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,043 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 777 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 655 | 0.020% |
| Distrito Federal | 643 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 624 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 623 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 608 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 591 | 0.018% |
| Tocantins | 571 | 0.038% |
| Alagoas | 504 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 406 | 0.015% |
| Rondônia | 305 | 0.019% |
| Sergipe | 255 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 155 | 0.021% |
| Acre | 140 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 100 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Emanuela
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Emanuela as the feminine version of Emanuel, formed as Emanu- + -ela, and Wiktionary records Emanuela as the feminine of Emanuel. Emanuel comes from the Biblical Hebrew ʕimmānūʔēl, literally 'God is with us', a name that in the Book of Isaiah is prophesied for a child. Behind the Name gives Emanuela as the feminine form of Emmanuel in Italian, Portuguese and Romanian. The name is almost always female and had the most records among women born in the 2010s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 32,990 people named Emanuela, with a median age of 13; proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
This is the most recorded spelling in the group, with a single L.
Other spellings of Emanuela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Emanuela | 32,990 |
| Emanuella | 6,839 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emanuela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Emanuel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Emanuela · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Emanuela
What does the name Emanuela mean?
Emanuela means “feminine form of Emanuel, 'God is with us'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Emanuela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 32,990 people with the first name Emanuela, which ranks it number 767 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Emanuela a boy's or a girl's name?
Emanuela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 32,764 women and 226 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Emanuela?
Emanuela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Emanuela most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.038% of the state's population is named Emanuela (571 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Emanuela?
Emanuella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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