Esmeralda

Girl name

Esmeralda has been given to 51,751 babies in the U.S. since 1911. It peaked in 1998 and currently ranks #373 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/

From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.

Origin: Spanish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

51,751

Peak year

1998 (2,484 babies)

Rank in 2025

#373 for girls

First recorded

1911

10-year trend

▼ -7%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Esmeralda.

51,449 babies since 1960

52,637 babies since 1968

53,702 babies since 1921

53,779 babies since 1945

54,545 babies since 1900

48,773 babies since 1934

48,253 babies since 1921

48,108 babies since 1880

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