Esmeralda

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Esmeralda

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Esmeralda is the Spanish world for “emerald.”

History:
Esmeralda was first used as a first name by Victor Hugo, in his 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame for a gypsy girl. Being as Esmeralda meant “emerald,” it gained popularity due to the late Victorian craze for “jewel” names.

Pronunciation: ez-mare-ahld-ah.

Alternates: Esmaralda, Esmerelda.

Famous Bearers:
Fictional Characters:
Esmeralda (1831)
A gypsy girl in Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.013 % named Esmeralda
0.001 % named Emerald

Popularity of Esmeralda:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 982nd most popular.
1960-1970: 751st most popular.
1970-1980: 513th most popular.
1980-1990: 455th most popular.
1990: 397th most popular.
1991: 376th most popular.
1992: 384th most popular.
1993: 347th most popular.
1994: 360th most popular.
1995: 394th most popular.
1996: 361st most popular.
1997: 211th most popular.
1998: 128th most popular.
1999: 180th most popular.
2000: 200th most popular.
2001: 202nd most popular.
2002: 207th most popular.
2003: 199th most popular.

Popularity of Emerald:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1991: N/A
1992: 980th most popular.
1993: 989th most popular.
1994: 781st most popular.
1995: 883rd most popular.
1996: 870th most popular.
1997: 963rd most popular.
1998: 796th most popular.
1999: 912th most popular.
2000: 973rd most popular.
2001: 957th most popular.
2002: N/A