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Esmeralda

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Esmeralda: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #872 to #4157.200020052010201520202025#872#4157
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3824
2000#1831
2001#1728
2002#2868
2003#3099
2004#2530
2005#3382
2006#4157
2007#3667
2008#3397
2009#3422
2010#3156
2011#2432
2012#1893
2013#2887
2014#2058
2015#1711
2016#1571
2017#1330
2018#1013
2019#1252
2020#1044
2021#1069
2022#910
2023#941
2024#1262
2025#872

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1997 to 2025.

In 2024: #638 among girls in Scotland, #1262 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1997–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #872 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #638 in Scotland in 2024.

Esmeralda's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#87240HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#126226HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#94137HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#91038HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#106932HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#104432HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#125226HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#101335HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#133025HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#157120HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#171117HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#205813HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#28878HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#189315HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#243210HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#31567HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#34226HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#33976HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#25307HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#30995HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#18319HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Esmeralda is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Esmeralda, between 1997 and 2025, in 27 of those 29 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2020ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419972025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–202527#872 in 2025
Republic of Ireland20201#700 in 2020
Scotland20241#638 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Esmeralda

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1997–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1997 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #638 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.