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Esmeralda

Girl's name · #373 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Esmeralda reached its best rank, #133, in 1998 and ranked #373 in 2025. Roughly 52,000 girls have been named Esmeralda since 1911.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#36 in Mexico (2024) · #94 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #365 in Sweden (2025) · #554 in Ecuador (2025) · #739 in Switzerland (2025) · #882 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,330 in France (2025) · #1,309 in Canada (2024).

Famous Esmeraldas

• Esmeralda Pimentel — American Mexican actress and model
• Esmeralda Mallada — Uruguayan astronomer and professor
• Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia — Brazilian sprinter, long and triple jumper
• Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid — Colombian politician, suffragist
• Esmeralda Athanasiu-Gardeev — Romanian composer

In stories & tradition

• Esmeralda — The Hunchback of Notre Dame (book)

What Esmeraldas become

Among 119 notable people named Esmeralda:

Artists & writers appear 1.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Esmeralda Athanasiu-Gardeev, Romanian composer.

Similar names: Adriana · Esmeray · Matilda · Mariana · Gabriela · Estrella

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