Immanuel
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew: alternative form of Emanuel. From Hebrew עמנואל (‘immánû ’Él), meaning God with us.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Immanuel (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Immanuel has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 30 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 31 |
| 2002 | 34 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 38 |
| 2005 | 39 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 42 |
| 2008 | 42 |
| 2009 | 44 |
| 2010 | 47 |
| 2011 | 52 |
| 2012 | 51 |
| 2013 | 54 |
| 2014 | 57 |
| 2015 | 59 |
| 2016 | 64 |
| 2017 | 68 |
| 2018 | 74 |
| 2019 | 75 |
| 2020 | 82 |
Immanuel in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Immanuel.Hi! My name is Immanuel.
- Immanuel ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Immanuel called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Immanuel har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Immanuel has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Immanuels mamma är lärare.Immanuel's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Immanuels mamma is Immanuel's mum.
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Questions about Immanuel
How do you pronounce Immanuel in Swedish?
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What does the name Immanuel mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hebrew: alternative form of Emanuel. From Hebrew עמנואל (‘immánû ’Él), meaning God with us.
How popular is Immanuel in Sweden?
3 babies were named Immanuel in 2022. In 2020, 82 people in Sweden had Immanuel as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.