girl's name
Emerald
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 10,928
the United States
#742
2025 births
Emerald is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 399 babies in the United States, ranking #742. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2024, when 423 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,309 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1904.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Emerald over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 23 |
| 1910s | 150 |
| 1920s | 197 |
| 1930s | 54 |
| 1940s | 35 |
| 1950s | 42 |
| 1960s | 47 |
| 1970s | 157 |
| 1980s | 954 |
| 1990s | 2,212 |
| 2000s | 1,876 |
| 2010s | 2,104 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,205 |
How popular is Emerald?
In 2025, Emerald was given to 399 babies in the United States, ranking #742 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Emerald is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Emerald
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Emerald also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Emerald over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Emerald
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Emerald — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Emerald
How popular is the name Emerald?
In 2025, Emerald was given to 399 babies in the United States, ranking #742 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Emerald a girl's or a boy's name?
Emerald is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Emerald?
Emerald has 2 syllables.
When was Emerald most popular?
Emerald peaked in 2024, when 423 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Emerald a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Emerald currently ranks #742 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.