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Emerald

Emerald is currently the #741 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 367 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #953, now it sits at #741. Looking at the full record since 1904, Emerald hit its all-time high of #708 in 2024, when 397 girls were given the name. State by state, Nevada leads the way at #328.

Rankings

2025 rank
#741
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#708
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
367
girls named Emerald

Emerald popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.013%0.020%0.026%18801900192019401960198020002020#708 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Emerald is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: #351 (6 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)ID#351Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025ND—Minnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1028 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1028Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025OR—Nevada: #328 (8 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)NV#328Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025CT—California: #731 (42 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#731Utah: #539 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#539Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025NE—Missouri: #556 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#556Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025WV—Virginia: #484 (16 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#484Maryland: #511 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MD#511Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025AR—Tennessee: #707 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#707North Carolina: #489 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#489South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #546 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OK#546Louisiana: #534 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)LA#534Mississippi: #441 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MS#441Alabama: #481 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#481Georgia: #529 (21 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#529Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Emerald in 2025HI—Texas: #640 (48 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#640Florida: #864 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#864
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#328), Idaho (#351), Mississippi (#441)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Emerald in the most recent year of SSA data.

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