How Many People Are Named Esmeralda?
An estimated 48,632 people in the United States have the first name Esmeralda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Esmeralda peaked in popularity in 1998 with 2,484 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esmeralda 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 Esmeralda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Esmeralda is overwhelmingly female, 180 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
48,632
About 1 in 7,048 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1998
2,484 births
Total Registered
50,923
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esmeralda
Esmeralda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 50,923 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Esmeralda as a male name
Ranked #11,909 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1992 (14 births)
Esmeralda as a female name
Ranked #350 in 2024
891 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (2,477 births)
Esmeralda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esmeralda span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 15,502 babies were registered. Esmeralda has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Esmeralda by Decade
How has Esmeralda 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.
Esmeralda by State
Birth registrations for Esmeralda span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in South Dakota, Delaware, District of Columbia. On average, about 1,156 Esmeraldas were registered per state.
Esmeralda + Last Name Combinations
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Esmeralda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esmeralda?
We estimate approximately 48,632 people named Esmeralda 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 7,048 Americans share this first name.
Is Esmeralda a common name?
Esmeralda is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 50,923 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esmeralda most popular?
Esmeralda reached peak popularity in 1998, when 2,484 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esmeralda is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esmeralda a female name?
Esmeralda is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esmeralda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esmeralda Smith, Esmeralda Johnson, Esmeralda 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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