Esmeralda
Rank in 2025
#373
recorded as girls
Down 23 since 2024
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
823
girls 823
Peak year
1998
2,477 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
51,751
since 1911
Born an Esmeralda? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Esmeralda was most popular in 1998, when 2,477 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 823 babies were named Esmeralda, ranking #373 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 823 | 373 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 894 | 350 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 907 | 342 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 854 | 371 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 696 | 450 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 790 | 394 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 825 | 379 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 832 | 377 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 821 | 378 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 869 | 377 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 883 | 370 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 867 | 377 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 786 | 393 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 882 | 360 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 946 | 333 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 1,168 | 283 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 1,113 | 299 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 1,340 | 256 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 1,745 | 191 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 1,538 | 223 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 1,618 | 214 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 1,613 | 212 | 5 | 11356 |
| 2003 | 1,652 | 202 | 8 | 7831 |
| 2002 | 1,598 | 205 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 1,621 | 201 | 5 | 10556 |
| 2000 | 1,641 | 195 | 5 | 10349 |
| 1999 | 1,765 | 177 | 6 | 8704 |
| 1998 | 2,477 | 133 | 7 | 7560 |
| 1997 | 1,393 | 214 | 7 | 7281 |
| 1996 | 768 | 360 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 657 | 400 | 6 | 7792 |
| 1994 | 688 | 375 | 7 | 6968 |
| 1993 | 698 | 365 | 6 | 7638 |
| 1992 | 630 | 403 | 14 | 4114 |
| 1991 | 611 | 416 | 6 | 7271 |
| 1990 | 601 | 422 | 9 | 5382 |
| 1989 | 555 | 438 | 7 | 6229 |
| 1988 | 475 | 479 | 6 | 6426 |
| 1987 | 485 | 456 | 5 | 6951 |
| 1986 | 465 | 463 | 5 | 6721 |
| 1985 | 418 | 488 | 6 | 5785 |
| 1984 | 392 | 503 | 7 | 4973 |
| 1983 | 440 | 462 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 518 | 424 | 13 | 3282 |
| 1981 | 515 | 422 | 6 | 5468 |
| 1980 | 520 | 420 | 7 | 4940 |
| 1979 | 510 | 416 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 477 | 425 | 8 | 4157 |
| 1977 | 471 | 431 | 7 | 4582 |
| 1976 | 480 | 419 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 440 | 448 | 6 | 4797 |
| 1974 | 389 | 461 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 450 | 432 | 6 | 4505 |
| 1972 | 261 | 609 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 199 | 743 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 221 | 704 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 153 | 836 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 159 | 794 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 148 | 820 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 176 | 742 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 157 | 787 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 174 | 784 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 146 | 865 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 163 | 820 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 171 | 799 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 168 | 789 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 138 | 883 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 131 | 892 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 122 | 933 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 98 | 1034 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 111 | 932 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 121 | 865 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 98 | 954 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 112 | 870 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 94 | 957 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 67 | 1123 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 66 | 1109 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 54 | 1238 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 36 | 1576 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 38 | 1419 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 35 | 1356 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 27 | 1578 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 25 | 1703 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 24 | 1706 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 21 | 1750 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 10 | 2737 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 14 | 2206 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 13 | 2340 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 16 | 1999 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | 3103 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 8 | 3156 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 16 | 2003 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | 4218 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | 3274 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 7 | 3497 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 17 | 2023 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 16 | 2098 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 11 | 2768 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 9 | 3284 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 14 | 2474 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 20 | 1946 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 8 | 3665 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | 4376 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 6 | 4464 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | 3957 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | 3817 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 9 | 3244 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 7 | 3713 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1915 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1914 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1913 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1912 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | 2463 | <5 | — |
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Where Esmeralda is most popular
- New Mexico2.9×
- Nevada2.7×
- Arizona2.4×
- California2.1×
- Texas1.5×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years