Over the past 110 years, 44 520 girls and 35 boys have been named Esmeralda. The name Esmeralda ranks 563th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Esmeralda in 1925. The peak of popularity of the name Esmeralda came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.