Esmerelda comes from the Portuguese / Spanish tradition, meaning Emerald.
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How popular is Esmerelda?
2021peak year
Esmerelda has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5222), with about 26 babies named Esmerelda each year. In 2021, 39 babies received the name (ranked #3822). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 749.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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