Girls' name · since 1971
Esmerelda
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 776 babies named Esmerelda, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 776
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Esmerelda currently ranks #5020 among girls' names in America, with 776 babies recorded since 1971.
Esmerelda has 776 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5020 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #8,927 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,020 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 776 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Esmerelda ranks #8,927 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,020 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 776 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 776
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Esmerelda's 776 recorded births place it above 87.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Esmerelda compares
776 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Esmerelda's all-time total is 106% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Esmerelda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 776 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Esmerelda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Esmerelda's full recorded timeline at 1999, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Esmerelda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Esmerelda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (183 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Esmerelda's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Esmerelda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 183 births (24% of all-time use).
How Esmerelda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Esmerelda's total volume
Esmerelda by state
Where Esmerelda concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 40 | 5.2% |
49 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Esmerelda's data
- Esmerelda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (183 total births) through the 2020s (173) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Esmereldas (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Esmerelda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Esmerelda 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.