Emerald
#741 for girls in 2025, 367 births · #3,513 for boys in 2025, 32 births
Given to girls 94.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 397 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,518since 1904
Emerald over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #741 | 367 | #3,513 | 32 |
| 2024 | #708 | 397 | #4,072 | 26 |
| 2023 | #745 | 377 | #4,886 | 20 |
| 2022 | #767 | 373 | #5,445 | 17 |
| 2021 | #904 | 299 | #4,936 | 19 |
| 2020 | #953 | 268 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2019 | #967 | 271 | #4,337 | 23 |
| 2018 | #1,026 | 252 | #8,154 | 9 |
| 2017 | #975 | 269 | #6,060 | 14 |
| 2016 | #1,125 | 225 | #6,349 | 13 |
| 2015 | #1,247 | 196 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #1,139 | 220 | #5,997 | 14 |
| 2013 | #1,281 | 184 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #1,523 | 145 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #1,671 | 126 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,696 | 124 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,444 | 161 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,589 | 143 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #1,489 | 155 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,335 | 174 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #1,265 | 177 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #1,249 | 174 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #1,160 | 186 | — | |
| 2002 | #995 | 221 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #961 | 226 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #966 | 219 | — | |
| 1999 | #905 | 233 | — | |
| 1998 | #812 | 262 | — | |
| 1997 | #930 | 213 | — | |
| 1996 | #843 | 236 | — | |
| 1995 | #853 | 229 | — | |
| 1994 | #766 | 268 | — | |
| 1993 | #943 | 200 | — | |
| 1992 | #917 | 213 | — | |
| 1991 | #962 | 196 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,088 | 162 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,057 | 161 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #1,118 | 137 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #1,257 | 112 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,304 | 102 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #1,439 | 87 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,368 | 86 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,665 | 66 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,531 | 77 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,674 | 68 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,440 | 39 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,304 | 41 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | — | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | — | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | — | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | — | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | — | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | — | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | — | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | — | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Emerald! It came in at #1,877, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1904–1908, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Emerald is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#274 · 1 in 935
- Idaho#312 · 1 in 1,078
- Nevada#532 · 1 in 2,191
- North Carolina#711 · 1 in 3,784
- Missouri#741 · 1 in 3,885
Best ever in a state: #274 in New Mexico, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #274 | 7 | 1 in 935 |
| Idaho | #312 | 6 | 1 in 1,078 |
| Nevada | #532 | 5 | 1 in 2,191 |
| North Carolina | #711 | 12 | 1 in 3,784 |
| Missouri | #741 | 7 | 1 in 3,885 |
| Georgia | #891 | 10 | 1 in 4,869 |
| California | #1,026 | 30 | 1 in 6,845 |
| Florida | #1,052 | 13 | 1 in 6,613 |
| Indiana | #1,072 | 5 | 1 in 6,126 |
| Arizona | #1,093 | 5 | 1 in 6,180 |
| Michigan | #1,107 | 6 | 1 in 7,031 |
| Texas | #1,187 | 22 | 1 in 7,713 |
| New York | #1,961 | 6 | 1 in 15,220 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Emerald
- 33 spots since 2024 (#708 → #741)
- 212 spots since 2020 (#953 → #741)
- 506 spots since 2015 (#1,247 → #741)
- Biggest jump: 177 spots in 1994 (#943 → #766)
- Biggest drop: 165 spots in 2003 (#995 → #1,160)
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 2024 at #708 (397 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1991–2002
- Highest: 1 in 4,081 girls born in 2024 were named Emerald (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,379 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 23.2% of all girls named Emerald (2,212) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1960, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | #1,763 (1909) | #1,857 |
| 1910s | 82 | #2,144 (1912) | #2,470 |
| 1920s | 78 | #2,731 (1920) | #3,536 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,901 (1932) | #4,060 |
| 1940s | 29 | #4,007 (1947) | #4,497 |
| 1950s | 31 | #3,493 (1956) | #4,704 |
| 1960s | 42 | #4,539 (1963) | #5,580 |
| 1970s | 152 | #2,304 (1979) | #5,253 |
| 1980s | 935 | #1,057 (1989) | #1,485 |
| 1990s | 2,212 | #766 (1994) | #902 |
| 2000s | 1,836 | #961 (2001) | #1,245 |
| 2010s | 2,012 | #967 (2019) | #1,265 |
| 2020s | 2,081 | #708 (2024) | #803 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Emerald in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 9,108 of them was named Emerald, which outranked 93.5% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,239Nahla197
- #1,239Nellie197
- #1,239Vivianna197
- #1,247Emerald196
- #1,247Anneliese196
- #1,247Karissa196
- #1,247Leena196
- #1,255Estefania195
- #1,255Karis195
- #1,255Miyah195
Tied with 7 names at #1,247; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 319,457 of them was named Emerald, which outranked 24.3% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #9,568Zymarion7
- #9,568Zyrion7
- #9,568Zyvon7
- #10,644Emerald6
- #10,644Aadithya6
- #10,644Aadiv6
- #10,644Aahir6
- #12,086Aadhavan5
- #12,086Aadin5
- #12,086Aagam5
Tied with 1,441 names at #10,644; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.