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Esmeralda

Girl's name · #373 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Esmeralda reached its best rank, #133, in 1998 and ranked #373 in 2025. Roughly 52,000 girls have been named Esmeralda since 1911.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#36 in Mexico (2024) · #94 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #205 in Italy (2024) · #365 in Sweden (2025) · #554 in Ecuador (2025) · #739 in Switzerland (2025) · #772 in Poland (2025) · #872 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,177 in Canada (2025) · #1,330 in France (2025) · #638 in Scotland (2024) · #1,036 in Belgium (2024) and 5 more.

Famous Esmeraldas

• Esmeralda Pimentel — Mexican actress and model (born 1988)
• Esmeralda Santiago — Puerto Rican writer (born 1948)
• Esmeralda Soria — American politician (born 1982)
• Esmeralda Ruspoli — Italian actress (1928–1988)
• Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid — Colombian politician (1921–1997)

In stories & tradition

• Esmeralda — Fictional character from Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

What Esmeraldas become

Among 119 notable people named Esmeralda:

Artists & writers appear 1.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Esmeralda Athanasiu-Gardeev, Romanian composer (1834–1917).

Similar names: Adriana · Esmeray · Matilda · Mariana · Gabriela · Angelina

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