Emerald

“Gemstone” — English origin

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

Emerald reached its best rank, #708, in 2024 and ranked #741 in 2025. About 9,500 girls have carried it since 1904.

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).

Similar names: Sky · Emerie · Rayne · Emmeline · Ellis · Ezra

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