Is Esmeralda a boy or girl name?
Esmeralda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 891 girls and 0 boys were named Esmeralda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 50,923 US babies named Esmeralda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #350
- Babies named Esmeralda since 1911
- 50,923
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 2,484 babies
Boys and girls named Esmeralda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 336 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,092 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,615 | 100% |
| 1970s | 27 | 3,898 | 99.3% |
| 1980s | 62 | 4,784 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 68 | 10,289 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 23 | 15,479 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 8,877 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,136 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 891 | #350 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 907 | #342 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 853 | #371 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 695 | #450 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 790 | #394 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 825 | #379 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 832 | #377 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 821 | #378 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 869 | #377 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 883 | #370 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 867 | #377 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 786 | #393 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 882 | #360 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 945 | #335 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #283 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,113 | #299 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,340 | #256 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,745 | #191 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,538 | #223 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,618 | #214 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,909 | 1,613 | #212 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,075 | 1,652 | #202 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,598 | #205 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,103 | 1,621 | #201 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,927 | 1,641 | #195 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,062 | 1,765 | #177 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,840 | 2,477 | #133 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,539 | 1,393 | #214 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 768 | #360 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,122 | 657 | #400 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,208 | 688 | #375 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,954 | 698 | #365 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,179 | 631 | #403 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,565 | 611 | #416 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,516 | 601 | #423 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,435 | 555 | #439 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,678 | 475 | #480 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,310 | 485 | #456 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,061 | 465 | #464 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,025 | 418 | #488 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,140 | 392 | #503 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 441 | #462 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,351 | 518 | #424 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,725 | 515 | #422 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,110 | 520 | #420 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 510 | #416 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,274 | 477 | #425 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,755 | 471 | #432 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 480 | #420 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,003 | 440 | #448 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 389 | #462 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,691 | 450 | #432 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 261 | #609 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 199 | #745 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 221 | #704 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 153 | #839 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 159 | #795 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 148 | #821 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 176 | #742 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 157 | #788 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 174 | #784 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 146 | #865 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 163 | #821 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 171 | #799 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 168 | #791 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 138 | #885 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 131 | #894 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 122 | #934 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,034 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 111 | #933 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 121 | #867 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 98 | #957 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 112 | #871 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 94 | #958 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,126 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,114 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,243 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,585 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,424 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,362 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,585 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,716 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,720 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,763 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,801 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,234 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,373 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,026 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,198 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,244 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,023 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,422 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,376 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,610 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,044 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,121 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,835 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,378 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,505 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,960 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,774 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,568 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,655 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,114 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,972 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,332 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,594 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Esmeralda reached #3,351 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #133 in 1998. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Esmeralda
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.