Girls name
Esmeralda
Esmeralda is a girls' name given to 49,332 girls in the United States since 1925, peaking in 1998 with 2,452 births. It has appeared in 42 states, and reached its highest rank of 37th among girls names in California in 1998.
Which states favor Esmeralda
Esmeralda by state
Top states by all-time births named Esmeralda. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 17,506 | #155 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 12,927 | #268 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 2,802 | #260 (2025) |
| 4 | Arizona | 1,943 | — |
| 5 | Florida | 1,724 | — |
| 6 | New York | 1,443 | — |
| 7 | Washington | 1,102 | — |
| 8 | Georgia | 826 | — |
| 9 | North Carolina | 815 | — |
| 10 | Colorado | 778 | — |
| 11 | Oregon | 647 | — |
| 12 | Nevada | 642 | — |
| 13 | New Jersey | 567 | — |
| 14 | New Mexico | 461 | — |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 394 | — |
| 16 | Indiana | 379 | — |
| 17 | Michigan | 372 | — |
| 18 | Utah | 330 | — |
| 19 | Kansas | 316 | — |
| 20 | Virginia | 301 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).