Recorded 1991–2025 Girls' name Peak 1991 10 births

Emeralda — girls' name

10 babies named Emeralda in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52020s5

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.

What the Data Says About Emeralda

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Emeralda between 1991 and 2025, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Emeralda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Emeralda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Emeralda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Emeralda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Emeralda at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

10

Since 1991

35 years of records

Peak year

1991

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1991

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2025

Emeralda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1991

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1991)
5
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
5 20251991 5

Emeralda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Emeralda's all-time total
1990s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Emeralda?
10 babies have been named Emeralda since 1991. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1991 with 5 births.
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?
Emeralda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 35 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.