Given name
Emeralda
“resembling a prized emerald”
Emeralda is a variant of Esmeralda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a prized emerald.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Emeralda is a variant of Esmeralda. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a prized emerald.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Emeralda is a variant of Esmeralda. An origin associated with Esmeralda is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emeralda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,598 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,598 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 148 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Emeralda’s family of names
Emeralda has a related form in Esmeralda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.