Girls' name · since 1977
Ismeralda
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Ismeralda, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Ismeralda since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ismeralda has 15 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.
- #49,728 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ismeralda ranks #49,728 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #49,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ismeralda's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ismeralda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ismeralda splits its recorded history at 1997: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births).
Ismeralda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007
- Peak year (1977)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ismeralda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Ismeralda's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ismeralda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Ismeralda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- 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 Ismeralda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1977–2007 (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 Ismeralda 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.