How popular is the name Esmeralda?

Esmeralda ranks 532nd among girls' names in US records, with 51,235 births since 1911. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,456.

Is Esmeralda a unisex name?

No. Esmeralda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 2,500 children were given the name. It has been in use for 114 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#532 of girl names

Pronounced EH1 S M EH1 R AA1 L D AH0 (ARPABET)

Esmeralda is a girls' name, and first appears in 1911. It has been given to 51,235 children — the 532nd most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 30% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 2,500 children were given it.

1998Girls: 2,500Boys: 7

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Esmeralda?: Esmeralda ranks 532nd among girls' names in US records, with 51,235 births since 1911. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,456.
Is Esmeralda a unisex name?: No. Esmeralda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Esmeralda most popular?: 1998, when 2,500 children were given the name. It has been in use for 114 years and is still recorded as of 2024.