Baby Name Popularity Profile

Emerald

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Emerald.

✦ Precious green gemstone 🌍 Latin, Greek, Persian Nature Royal
National Rank (2025) #741
All-Time Peak Rank #708 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 9,518 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 4.6% Boy / 95.4% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1904 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1990s 397 births in 2024
💡 The Emerald Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Precious green gemstone
Language Origin Latin, Greek, Persian
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Latin 'smaragdus', from Greek 'smaragdos', referring to the green gemstone. Ultimately from a Semitic source, possibly Persian 'zumurrud'.
Common Nicknames
Em Emmy
Pronunciation: EM-uh-rald
Themes & Categories
Nature Royal
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Emerald across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +36.9%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +87.2%
2015: 196 births 196 2016: 225 births 2017: 269 births 2018: 252 births 2019: 271 births 2020: 268 births 268 2021: 299 births 2022: 373 births 2023: 377 births 2024: 397 births 2025: 367 births 367
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 397 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 58 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 17
1910s: 82
1920s: 78
1930s: 11
1940s: 29
1950s: 31
1960s: 42
1970s: 152
1980s: 935
1990s: 2,212
2000s: 1,836
2010s: 2,012
2020s: 2,081

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables E-merald
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with E, a letter used by only 3.9% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Texas
Top States Texas, California, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia
States with Data 38
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Texas #642 1,274 2023 +92.0% Growth
California #740 1,294 1994 +35.5% Growth
Florida #887 431 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #496 330 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #535 322 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #951 136 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1104 153 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 78 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #722 174 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #348 26 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #552 131 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #732 85 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #367 28 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #566 86 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #567 127 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #555 46 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #496 95 1995 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 69 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1045 365 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #1275 177 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #494 105 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #906 206 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 23 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #950 99 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #457 50 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #517 59 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 75 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #517 60 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #954 162 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #764 53 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1462 150 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 23 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #520 22 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 5 1979 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #921 34 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 18 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 11 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 18 1996 Insufficient historical volume

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