Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1991
Emeralda
Emeralda has 10 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 10
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Emeralda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1991.
Emeralda has 10 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- 10 total births
- 1991–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Emeralda since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 10
- total births
- 1991–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Emeralda was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
5 babies were named Emeralda in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Emeralda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emeralda splits its recorded history at 2025: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births).
Emeralda at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1991
Emeralda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Emeralda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Emeralda's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Emeralda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emeralda? ▼
Emeralda has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 5 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Emeralda most popular? ▼
Emeralda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Emeralda been used? ▼
Records for Emeralda go back to 1991, giving 35 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emeralda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emery, Emerson, Emely, Emersyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Emeralda's data
- Emeralda's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Emeralda
Nearby Names Like Emeralda
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emeralda
Emery Girl
#70 43,837 births
Emerson Girl
#151 34,050 births
Emely Girl
#427 23,864 births
Emersyn Girl
#154 22,246 births
Emelia Girl
#574 14,028 births
Compare Emeralda side by side: Emeralda vs Emery Emeralda vs Emerson Emeralda vs Emely
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Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emeralda: Baby Name Since 1991 - 10 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emeralda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Emeralda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.