Emerald Girl
How popular is Emerald?
#741 girl name in 2025
367 baby girls were named Emerald in the US in 2025, making it the 741st most popular girl name. Another 32 boys got the name (#3,512 for boys).
9,517living people named Emerald (est.)
20median age of people named Emerald
10,056babies named Emerald since 1880
1 in 8,309US babies born in 2025
Emerald popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #741 for girls (▼ 33 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 367 girls, 32 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+87% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,247 in 2015, #953 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (397 girls) |
| Highest rank | #708 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1904 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 6% boys, 94% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Emerald is most popular
Babies named Emerald per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Louisiana: 0.5 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- Oklahoma: 0.4 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- Georgia: 0.4 per 1,000 (85 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.4 per 1,000 (82 girls)
- Idaho: 0.4 per 1,000 (12 girls)
Emerald by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | #1,763 |
| 1910s | 82 | #2,143 |
| 1920s | 78 | #2,731 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,899 |
| 1940s | 29 | #4,005 |
| 1950s | 31 | #3,492 |
| 1960s | 42 | #4,538 |
| 1970s | 152 | #2,304 |
| 1980s | 935 | #1,054 |
| 1990s | 2,212 | #765 |
| 2000s | 1,836 | #960 |
| 2010s | 2,012 | #967 |
| 2020s | 2,081 | #708 |
Girl names about as popular as Emerald
Questions
- Is Emerald a boy or girl name?
- Emerald is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Emerald were girls.
- How popular is the name Emerald?
- 367 baby girls were named Emerald in the US in 2025, making it the 741st most popular girl name. Another 32 boys got the name (#3,512 for boys).
- When was Emerald most popular?
- Emerald peaked in 2024, when 397 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #708 in 2024.
- How many people are named Emerald?
- 10,056 babies have been named Emerald in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,517 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Emerald most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Emerald was most common in Louisiana, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.