Esmeralda is an established girls' name that peaked in 1998 and has grown less common since.
Esmeralda is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #373 for girl births in the United States (and #773 across all names), given to 823 babies — 836 including U.S. territories. Esmeralda was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1998 (2,477 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 823 | 836 | #373 | — |
| 2024 | 894 | 909 | #350 | — |
| 2023 | 907 | 913 | #342 | — |
| 2022 | 854 | 861 | #371 | — |
| 2021 | 696 | 709 | #450 | — |
| 2020 | 790 | 796 | #394 | — |
| 2019 | 825 | 825 | #379 | — |
| 2018 | 832 | 839 | #377 | — |
| 2017 | 821 | 829 | #378 | — |
| 2016 | 869 | 876 | #377 | — |
| 2015 | 883 | 904 | #370 | — |
| 2014 | 867 | 876 | #377 | — |
| 2013 | 786 | 797 | #393 | — |
| 2012 | 882 | 895 | #360 | — |
| 2011 | 946 | 963 | #334 | — |
| 2010 | 1,168 | 1,179 | #283 | — |
| 2009 | 1,113 | 1,124 | #299 | — |
| 2008 | 1,340 | 1,360 | #256 | — |
| 2007 | 1,745 | 1,752 | #191 | — |
| 2006 | 1,538 | 1,550 | #223 | — |
| 2005 | 1,618 | 1,628 | #214 | — |
| 2004 | 1,618 | 1,630 | #212 | #11,910 |
| 2003 | 1,660 | 1,680 | #202 | #8,076 |
| 2002 | 1,598 | 1,609 | #205 | — |
| 2001 | 1,626 | 1,636 | #201 | #11,103 |
| 2000 | 1,646 | 1,659 | #195 | #10,928 |
| 1999 | 1,771 | 1,783 | #177 | #9,064 |
| 1998 | 2,484 | 2,507 | #133 | #7,840 |
| 1997 | 1,400 | — | #214 | #7,538 |
| 1996 | 768 | — | #360 | — |
| 1995 | 663 | — | #400 | #8,124 |
| 1994 | 695 | — | #375 | #7,207 |
| 1993 | 704 | — | #365 | #7,954 |
| 1992 | 644 | — | #403 | #4,179 |
| 1991 | 617 | — | #416 | #7,564 |
| 1990 | 610 | — | #423 | #5,516 |
| 1989 | 562 | — | #439 | #6,436 |
| 1988 | 481 | — | #480 | #6,678 |
| 1987 | 490 | — | #456 | #7,309 |
| 1986 | 470 | — | #464 | #7,060 |
| 1985 | 424 | — | #488 | #6,023 |
| 1984 | 399 | — | #503 | #5,141 |
| 1983 | 440 | — | #462 | — |
| 1982 | 531 | — | #424 | #3,351 |
| 1981 | 521 | — | #422 | #5,725 |
| 1980 | 527 | — | #420 | #5,110 |
| 1979 | 510 | — | #416 | — |
| 1978 | 485 | — | #425 | #4,274 |
| 1977 | 478 | — | #432 | #4,755 |
| 1976 | 480 | — | #420 | — |
| 1975 | 446 | — | #448 | #5,003 |
| 1974 | 389 | — | #461 | — |
| 1973 | 456 | — | #432 | #4,691 |
| 1972 | 261 | — | #609 | — |
| 1971 | 199 | — | #745 | — |
| 1970 | 221 | — | #704 | — |
| 1969 | 153 | — | #839 | — |
| 1968 | 159 | — | #795 | — |
| 1967 | 148 | — | #821 | — |
| 1966 | 176 | — | #742 | — |
| 1965 | 157 | — | #788 | — |
| 1964 | 174 | — | #784 | — |
| 1963 | 146 | — | #865 | — |
| 1962 | 163 | — | #821 | — |
| 1961 | 171 | — | #799 | — |
| 1960 | 168 | — | #791 | — |
| 1959 | 138 | — | #885 | — |
| 1958 | 131 | — | #894 | — |
| 1957 | 122 | — | #934 | — |
| 1956 | 98 | — | #1,034 | — |
| 1955 | 111 | — | #933 | — |
| 1954 | 121 | — | #867 | — |
| 1953 | 98 | — | #957 | — |
| 1952 | 112 | — | #871 | — |
| 1951 | 94 | — | #958 | — |
| 1950 | 67 | — | #1,126 | — |
| 1949 | 66 | — | #1,114 | — |
| 1948 | 54 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1947 | 36 | — | #1,585 | — |
| 1946 | 38 | — | #1,424 | — |
| 1945 | 35 | — | #1,362 | — |
| 1944 | 27 | — | #1,585 | — |
| 1943 | 25 | — | #1,716 | — |
| 1942 | 24 | — | #1,720 | — |
| 1941 | 21 | — | #1,763 | — |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,801 | — |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #2,234 | — |
| 1938 | 13 | — | #2,372 | — |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,026 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,198 | — |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #3,244 | — |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #2,023 | — |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,422 | — |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,376 | — |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,610 | — |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #2,044 | — |
| 1929 | 16 | — | #2,121 | — |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,835 | — |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,377 | — |
| 1926 | 14 | — | #2,505 | — |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #1,960 | — |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,774 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,568 | — |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,655 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,114 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,972 | — |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,332 | — |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #3,834 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,594 | — |