Girls' name · since 1974
Esmeraldo
46 babies named Esmeraldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Esmeraldo sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmeraldo has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1994.
- #35,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmeraldo ranks #35,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Esmeraldo's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Esmeraldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Esmeraldo's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Esmeraldo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1994
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Esmeraldo by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Esmeraldo's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Esmeraldo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Esmeraldo's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1990s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Esmeraldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Esmeraldo 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 August 2026.