Phanuel
Phanuel or Penuel was the father of Anna the Prophetess. He is mentioned once only in the New Testament, in Luke 2. He was a member of the Tribe of Asher and his name means "Face of God".
- Biblical
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning & Origin of Phanuel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Phanuel or Penuel was the father of Anna the Prophetess. He is mentioned once only in the New Testament, in Luke 2. He was a member of the Tribe of Asher and his name means "Face of God".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The Story of Phanuel
The earliest SSA record of Phanuel as a baby boy name dates back to 2011, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Phanuel — #8,731 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Phanuel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Phanuel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Phanuel
Phanuel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 31 births in the dataset. Phanuel's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #8,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Phanuel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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