How Many People Are Named Emerald?
An estimated 9,016 people in the United States have the first name Emerald. It is predominantly female (94.8%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Emerald peaked in popularity in 2024 with 422 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Emerald as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Emerald paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,016
About 1 in 38,016 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2024
422 births
Total Registered
9,651
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Emerald
Emerald is predominantly female (94.8%), though 505 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Emerald as a male name
Ranked #4,092 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (26 births)
Emerald as a female name
Ranked #707 in 2024
396 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (396 births)
Emerald: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Emerald span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,212 babies were registered. Emerald remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Emerald by Decade
How has Emerald tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Emerald by State
Birth registrations for Emerald span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Hawaii, Connecticut, Kansas. On average, about 164 Emeralds were registered per state.
Emerald + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Emerald as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Emerald
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Emerald: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Emerald?
We estimate approximately 9,016 people named Emerald are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,016 Americans share this first name.
Is Emerald a common name?
Emerald is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,651 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Emerald most popular?
Emerald reached peak popularity in 2024, when 422 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Emerald is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Emerald a female name?
Emerald is predominantly female. 94.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Emerald Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Emerald Smith, Emerald Johnson, Emerald Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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