Feminine dossier · first seen 1911

Esmeralda

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Esmeralda
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

2,477

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1911Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

64%

2024

891

All-time

50,743

Esmeralda has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 2,477 girls were named Esmeralda.

In 2024, only 891 girls were given the name.

Down 64% from its peak.

All told, about 50,743 Americans have been named Esmeralda and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1911.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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