Girls' name · since 1989
Ezmeralda
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 509 babies named Ezmeralda, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 509
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ezmeralda currently ranks #6208 among girls' names in America, with 509 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezmeralda has been recorded 509 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #6208 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #11,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,208 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 509 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezmeralda ranks #11,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,208 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 509 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 509
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ezmeralda's 509 recorded births place it above 83.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ezmeralda compares
509 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Ezmeralda's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ezmeralda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 509 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ezmeralda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ezmeralda splits its recorded history at 2010: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ezmeralda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ezmeralda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (216 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ezmeralda's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ezmeralda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
216 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 216 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ezmeralda 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 Ezmeralda's total volume
Ezmeralda by state
Where Ezmeralda concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.4% |
76 of 509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ezmeralda's data
- Ezmeralda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (216 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ezmeraldas (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ezmeralda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Ezmeralda 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.