Ismeralda — girls' name
15 babies named Ismeralda in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
33% of everyone ever named Ismeralda was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Ismeralda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ismeralda
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Ismeralda between 1977 and 2007, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ismeralda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ismeralda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ismeralda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ismeralda 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 15 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.
Ismeralda at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ismeralda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1977
- Peak year (1977)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2007.
15 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 5 births in a single year.
Ismeralda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 5 births that decade — 33% of Ismeralda's all-time total
Ismeralda decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Ismeralda's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 33% of all-time use.
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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, 1977–2007 (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.