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Esmerelda

Girl

Meaning of Esmerelda: Spanish: 'emerald'

Esmerelda is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4766th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4766

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

776

First recorded 1971 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 22 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 20 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Esmerelda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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