Is Emerald a boy or girl name?
Emerald is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 396 girls and 26 boys were named Emerald, so 93.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.8% of the 9,651 US babies named Emerald were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,092
- Girl rank, 2024
- #707
- Babies named Emerald since 1904
- 9,651
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 422 babies
Boys and girls named Emerald, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 17 | 73.9% |
| 1910s | 68 | 82 | 54.7% |
| 1920s | 119 | 78 | 39.6% |
| 1930s | 43 | 11 | 20.4% |
| 1940s | 6 | 29 | 82.9% |
| 1950s | 11 | 31 | 73.8% |
| 1960s | 5 | 42 | 89.4% |
| 1970s | 5 | 152 | 96.8% |
| 1980s | 19 | 935 | 98% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,212 | 100% |
| 2000s | 40 | 1,836 | 97.9% |
| 2010s | 91 | 2,009 | 95.7% |
| 2020s | 92 | 1,712 | 94.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,092 | 396 | #707 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,928 | 377 | #745 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,502 | 373 | #767 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,977 | 298 | #906 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,683 | 268 | #953 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,377 | 270 | #969 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,356 | 251 | #1,029 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,127 | 269 | #976 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,458 | 225 | #1,127 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,088 | 196 | #1,248 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,401 | 220 | #1,138 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,970 | 184 | #1,282 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,215 | 145 | #1,525 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,676 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,704 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,445 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,492 | 143 | #1,590 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,497 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,959 | 174 | #1,336 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,413 | 177 | #1,268 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,894 | 174 | #1,251 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,164 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,874 | 221 | #995 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,635 | 226 | #962 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 219 | #966 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 233 | #906 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 262 | #812 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 213 | #933 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 236 | #844 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 229 | #855 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 268 | #768 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 200 | #944 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 213 | #918 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 196 | #962 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,087 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,423 | 161 | #1,057 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,964 | 137 | #1,121 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,259 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,051 | 102 | #1,307 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,439 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,374 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,677 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,538 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,682 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,447 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,312 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,030 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,306 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,710 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,944 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,327 | 5 | #8,807 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,553 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,710 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,515 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,163 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,811 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,013 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,639 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,079 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,248 | 5 | #6,849 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,659 | 5 | #6,370 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,549 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,383 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,892 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,139 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,476 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,473 | 8 | #4,095 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,758 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,203 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,842 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,670 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,704 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,049 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,411 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,933 | 6 | #4,049 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,942 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,168 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,080 | 7 | #3,882 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,895 | 8 | #3,647 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,105 | 7 | #3,995 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,508 | 9 | #3,463 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,384 | 6 | #4,644 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,952 | 11 | #2,984 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,380 | 6 | #4,614 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,861 | 12 | #2,827 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,500 | 12 | #2,779 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,182 | 15 | #2,296 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,940 | 8 | #3,606 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,472 | 11 | #2,750 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,305 | 13 | #2,410 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,177 | 13 | #2,295 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,395 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,652 | 8 | #2,213 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,820 | 6 | #2,278 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,824 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,028 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,973 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Emerald reached #1,265 in 1908. As a girl name, it reached #707 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Emerald
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.