Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- The prized green emerald gemstone.
Emerald - Greek
Syllables
4
Themes
- Color
- Green
- Precious Gem
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Esmeralda
Pronunciation
e-smeral-da, es-mera-lda
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #4110, 14 births); most recent 2004 (rank #11342, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #133, 2,477 births); most recent 2025 (rank #373, 823 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 823 |
| 2024 | – | 891 |
| 2023 | – | 907 |
| 2022 | – | 853 |
| 2021 | – | 695 |
| 2020 | – | 790 |
| 2019 | – | 825 |
| 2018 | – | 832 |
| 2017 | – | 821 |
| 2016 | – | 869 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #872, 40 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2016 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #584, 63 births); most recent 2023 (rank #997, 37 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2014 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #678, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #638, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence