Emerald
Girl name · #741 in 2025 · Rare
Emerald ranks #741 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 367 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1247, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 4,905 girls born in 2025 was named Emerald.
The 121-year story
Emerald first appears in the Social Security records in 1904, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 397 babies and a rank of #708. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Emerald per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Emerald in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Emerald is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Emerald will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Emerald is most common
Geography matters for names, and Emerald is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Emerald is most common in AL (0.5 per 1,000), MD (0.5 per 1,000), VA (0.5 per 1,000), NC (0.5 per 1,000), GA (0.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Emerald is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Emerald
Statistically, parents drawn to Emerald tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Evelina, Eleni, Holland, Samira, and Khadija.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Emerald | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 367 | #741 |
| 2024 | 397 | #708 |
| 2023 | 377 | #745 |
| 2022 | 373 | #767 |
| 2021 | 299 | #904 |
| 2020 | 268 | #953 |
| 2019 | 271 | #967 |
| 2018 | 252 | #1026 |
| 2017 | 269 | #975 |
| 2016 | 225 | #1125 |
| 2015 | 196 | #1247 |
| 2014 | 220 | #1139 |
| 2013 | 184 | #1281 |
| 2012 | 145 | #1523 |
| 2011 | 126 | #1671 |
| 2010 | 124 | #1696 |
| 2009 | 161 | #1444 |
| 2008 | 143 | #1589 |
| 2007 | 155 | #1489 |
| 2006 | 174 | #1335 |
| 2005 | 177 | #1265 |
| 2004 | 174 | #1249 |
| 2003 | 186 | #1160 |
| 2002 | 221 | #995 |
| 2001 | 226 | #961 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Emerald a popular girl name?
Emerald ranked #741 among girls in 2025 with 367 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1247.
When was the name Emerald most popular?
Emerald peaked in 2024, when 397 American girls received the name (ranked #708 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Emerald?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 4,905 newborn American girls was named Emerald. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.