Esmeralda is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “emerald.” In 2024 it was given to 891 girls in the United States.
Esmeralda belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “emerald” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Esmeralda first appears in Social Security records in 1911. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #133 in 1998, and in 2024 891 babies received the name — 50,743 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Esmeralda means “emerald” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Esmeralda is a girl name. In 2024, 891 babies received the name in the US.
Esmeralda comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Esmeralda first appears in US records in 1911. Its best-ever ranking was #133 in 1998, and 891 babies were given the name in 2024.
Esmeralda is pronounced /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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