Emerald is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Emerald is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #741 among girls (367) and #3,536 among boys (32) — overall #1,377 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 399 | 399 | #741 | #3,536 |
| 2024 | 423 | 423 | #708 | #4,108 |
| 2023 | 397 | 397 | #745 | #4,933 |
| 2022 | 390 | 390 | #767 | #5,504 |
| 2021 | 318 | 318 | #905 | #4,978 |
| 2020 | 278 | 278 | #954 | #7,684 |
| 2019 | 294 | 294 | #967 | #4,378 |
| 2018 | 261 | 261 | #1,026 | #8,358 |
| 2017 | 283 | 283 | #976 | #6,127 |
| 2016 | 238 | 238 | #1,127 | #6,459 |
| 2015 | 202 | 202 | #1,248 | #11,090 |
| 2014 | 234 | 234 | #1,139 | #6,089 |
| 2013 | 191 | 191 | #1,282 | #9,972 |
| 2012 | 151 | 151 | #1,526 | #11,216 |
| 2011 | 126 | 126 | #1,676 | — |
| 2010 | 124 | 124 | #1,698 | — |
| 2009 | 161 | 161 | #1,445 | — |
| 2008 | 149 | 149 | #1,590 | #11,493 |
| 2007 | 155 | 155 | #1,497 | — |
| 2006 | 182 | 182 | #1,336 | #8,961 |
| 2005 | 184 | 184 | #1,268 | #9,415 |
| 2004 | 179 | 179 | #1,251 | #11,895 |
| 2003 | 186 | 186 | #1,164 | — |
| 2002 | 229 | 229 | #995 | #7,875 |
| 2001 | 232 | 232 | #962 | #9,635 |
| 2000 | 219 | 219 | #966 | — |
| 1999 | 233 | 233 | #906 | — |
| 1998 | 262 | 262 | #812 | — |
| 1997 | 213 | — | #933 | — |
| 1996 | 236 | — | #844 | — |
| 1995 | 229 | — | #855 | — |
| 1994 | 268 | — | #768 | — |
| 1993 | 200 | — | #944 | — |
| 1992 | 213 | — | #918 | — |
| 1991 | 196 | — | #962 | — |
| 1990 | 162 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1989 | 168 | — | #1,057 | #6,424 |
| 1988 | 144 | — | #1,121 | #5,964 |
| 1987 | 112 | — | #1,259 | — |
| 1986 | 107 | — | #1,307 | #7,050 |
| 1985 | 87 | — | #1,439 | — |
| 1984 | 86 | — | #1,374 | — |
| 1983 | 66 | — | #1,677 | — |
| 1982 | 77 | — | #1,538 | — |
| 1981 | 68 | — | #1,682 | — |
| 1980 | 39 | — | #2,447 | — |
| 1979 | 41 | — | #2,313 | — |
| 1978 | 26 | — | #3,029 | — |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,305 | — |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,710 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,943 | — |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #4,088 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #8,808 | #5,327 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,554 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,710 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,515 | — |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #5,164 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,812 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,012 | — |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,640 | — |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,078 | — |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #6,848 | #4,244 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #6,369 | #3,659 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,549 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,383 | — |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,892 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,139 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,476 | — |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #4,095 | #3,471 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #4,757 | — |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,203 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,843 | — |
| 1939 | 8 | — | — | #2,671 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,711 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,704 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #3,049 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,411 | — |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #4,049 | #3,934 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #3,942 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,168 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | — | #2,648 |
| 1928 | 22 | — | #3,882 | #2,080 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | #3,647 | #1,895 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | #3,995 | #2,105 |
| 1925 | 16 | — | #3,463 | #3,508 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #4,644 | #2,384 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #2,984 | #3,952 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | #4,615 | #2,380 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | #2,827 | #2,861 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | #2,779 | #2,500 |
| 1919 | 29 | — | #2,296 | #2,182 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #3,606 | #2,940 |
| 1917 | 22 | — | #2,750 | #2,472 |
| 1916 | 25 | — | #2,410 | #2,305 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #2,295 | #3,177 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,404 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,395 | — |
| 1912 | 13 | — | #2,213 | #2,652 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | #2,278 | #1,820 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,824 | — |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,265 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,028 | — |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,973 | — |