Emerald
A girls’ name of Middle English origin, meaning the green gemstone.
Babies a year
278
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#741
down from #707
UK popularity
#1512
20 babies
How Emerald has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #976 |
| 2019 | #969 |
| 2020 | #951 |
| 2021 | #909 |
| 2022 | #768 |
| 2023 | #744 |
| 2024 | #707 |
| 2025 | #741 |
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Emerald. In the US, 278 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Emerald was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.01% of American babies of that sex.
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