Esmeralda
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning emerald; the precious green stone.
Babies a year
815
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#373
down from #350
UK popularity
#872
40 babies
How Esmeralda has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #370 |
| 2016 | #378 |
| 2017 | #377 |
| 2018 | #377 |
| 2019 | #379 |
| 2020 | #394 |
| 2021 | #450 |
| 2022 | #371 |
| 2023 | #342 |
| 2024 | #350 |
| 2025 | #373 |
In 2025, 40 babies in England and Wales were named Esmeralda. In the US, 815 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,477 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Esmeralda was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex.
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