Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Emerald

Meaning A female given name from English Gender Unisex · 95% girls Rank 2025 #741 Trend ↑ Rising 49%

A female given name from English.

Rank 2025
#741
among girls · ↓33 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
399
named Emerald · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,379
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
423 babies
All-time total
10,056
#1,736 all-time among girls
First recorded
1904
in Social Security records

Emerald popularity over time

10,056 babies have been named Emerald since 1904, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 17 6 23 2 – #1,824
1910s 82 68 150 15 +552% #2,213
1920s 78 119 197 20 +31% #2,779
1930s 11 43 54 5 -73% #4,049
1940s 29 6 35 4 -35% #4,095
1950s 31 11 42 4 +20% #3,549
1960s 42 5 47 5 +12% #4,640
1970s 152 5 157 16 +234% #2,313
1980s 935 19 954 95 +508% #1,057
1990s 2,212 – 2,212 221 +132% #768
2000s 1,836 40 1,876 188 -15% #962
2010s 2,012 92 2,104 210 +12% #967
2020s (to 2025) 2,081 124 2,205 368 +75% #708

Where Emerald is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 391 0.24 outside top 500
2027 414 0.26 outside top 500
2028 433 0.27 outside top 500
2029 451 0.28 outside top 500
2030 466 0.29 outside top 500

Where Emerald is most popular

Girls named Emerald per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.223 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Emerald born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 42 0.480 +115%
Oklahoma 29 0.394 +76%
Georgia 85 0.374 +67%
North Carolina 82 0.360 +61%
Idaho 12 0.359 +60%
Missouri 43 0.357 +60%
South Carolina 32 0.356 +59%
Alabama 33 0.351 +57%
Nevada 16 0.344 +54%
Texas 265 0.329 +47%
Wisconsin 33 0.320 +43%
Arizona 42 0.299 +34%
Colorado 32 0.287 +28%
Mississippi 13 0.278 +24%
Utah 23 0.276 +24%
Indiana 38 0.271 +21%
Tennessee 42 0.265 +19%
Oregon 17 0.261 +17%
California 208 0.247 +11%
Ohio 58 0.244 +9%
Florida 103 0.241 +8%
Kentucky 20 0.234 +5%
Virginia 38 0.223 ≈ national
Michigan 39 0.214 ≈ national
New York 82 0.207 -7%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -8%
Washington 29 0.201 -10%
Maryland 21 0.198 -11%
Illinois 43 0.188 -16%
Pennsylvania 36 0.152 -32%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 -33%
Minnesota 13 0.120 -46%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -49%
Kansas 6 0.104 -53%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -54%
Iowa 6 0.103 -54%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -73%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Emerald

Emerald is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #741 in 2025 with 367 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1904, 10,056 American babies have been named Emerald, about 95% girls and 5% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 423 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Emerald stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Emerald?

The median living Emerald is about 19 years old; half are between 6 and 30. An estimated 9,500 people named Emerald are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Emerald year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 367 #741 32 #3,536
2024 397 #708 26 #4,108
2023 377 #745 20 #4,933
2022 373 #767 17 #5,504
2021 299 #905 19 #4,978
2020 268 #954 10 #7,684
2019 271 #967 23 #4,378
2018 252 #1,026 9 #8,358
2017 269 #976 14 #6,127
2016 225 #1,127 13 #6,459
2015 196 #1,248 6 #11,090
2014 220 #1,139 14 #6,089
2013 184 #1,282 7 #9,972
2012 145 #1,526 6 #11,216
2011 126 #1,676 – –
2010 124 #1,698 – –
2009 161 #1,445 – –
2008 143 #1,590 6 #11,493
2007 155 #1,497 – –
2006 174 #1,336 8 #8,961
2005 177 #1,268 7 #9,415
2004 174 #1,251 5 #11,895
2003 186 #1,164 – –
2002 221 #995 8 #7,875
2001 226 #962 6 #9,635
2000 219 #966 – –
1995 229 #855 – –
1990 162 #1,088 – –
1985 87 #1,439 – –
1980 39 #2,447 – –
1975 12 #4,943 – –
1970 9 #5,515 – –
1965 6 #6,012 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 6 #5,383 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 5 #4,757 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 7 #3,049
1930 – – 5 #4,168
1925 9 #3,463 7 #3,508
1920 12 #2,779 12 #2,500
1915 13 #2,295 7 #3,177
1910 – – – –
1905 5 #2,028 – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Emerald, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Emerald?

The median living Emerald is about 19 years old. Half of all living Emeralds are between 6 and 30 years old.

How many people named Emerald are alive today?

An estimated 9,500 people named Emerald are alive in the United States, based on 10,056 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Emerald mean?

A female given name from English.

How popular is the name Emerald in 2025?

Emerald ranked #741 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 367 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Emerald?

10,056 babies have been named Emerald in the United States since 1904, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Emerald most popular?

Emerald peaked in 2024, when 423 newborns received the name.

Is Emerald a boy or girl name?

Emerald is used for both: about 95% of babies named Emerald have been girls and 5% boys.

Is the name Emerald rising or falling?

Emerald is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Emerald become more popular?

Emerald is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 466 girls named Emerald in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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