girl's name
Esmerelda
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 923
Esmerelda is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 39 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Esmerelda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 73 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 118 |
| 2000s | 164 |
| 2010s | 183 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 173 |
How popular is Esmerelda?
In 2025, Esmerelda was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Esmerelda 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 Esmerelda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Esmerelda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Esmerelda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Esmerelda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Esmerelda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Esmerelda
How popular is the name Esmerelda?
In 2025, Esmerelda was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Esmerelda a girl's or a boy's name?
Esmerelda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Esmerelda?
Esmerelda has 4 syllables.
When was Esmerelda most popular?
Esmerelda peaked in 2021, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Esmerelda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Esmerelda currently ranks #3,548 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.