Emerald

“Gemstone” — English origin

Girl's name · #741 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Emerald has appeared in US records since 1904 — best rank #708 (2024) · 9,518 babies named Emerald all-time · 1 in 4,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Emeralds

Emerald Fennell — English actress, filmmaker and writer (born 1985)
Emerald Egwim — Nigerian athlete
Emerald Yeh — American journalist
Emerald Ignacio — American model
Emerald O'Hanrahan — English actress

In stories & tradition

Emerald Empress — Adventure Comics
Emerald Sustrai — RWBY

What Emeralds become

Among 22 notable people named Emerald:

Entertainers appear 2.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Emerald Fennell, English actress, filmmaker and writer (born 1985).

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