#3502024 rank
1998peak year
50,733babies named Esmeralda since 1880
▲ +8%5-year trend
Esmeralda popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Esmeralda mean?
Spanish and Portuguese for 'emerald', from Latin smaragdus, ultimately Greek. Known from the gypsy heroine of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
OriginSpanish
Syllables4
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, vintage
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EsmereldaEmerald
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