Baby name

Esmeralda

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1998, Esmeralda reached its peak: 2,477 girls, 1 baby in 1,485. Since then, the name has fallen 66%, to about 835 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 373. 30% of all babies named Esmeralda since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

51,571births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 133rank at its peak, in 1998

Where babies named Esmeralda are born

1998

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The darker the blue, the more common Esmeralda is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Esmeralda is most common in Nevada (3.4 times), Texas (3.2) and California (3.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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