Meaning of the nameEsmeralda
- Female
- Greek origin
- Es-me-ral-da
Esmeralda is a feminine name that matches the word for the green precious stone, from Greek smaragdos.
- People (2022)
- 20,005
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,069
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 19,846
- people
Esmeralda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Esmeralda, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (3,294 people).
19,875 women 130 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Esmeralda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Esmeralda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,297 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 1,721 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,636 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,594 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 1,276 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 1,262 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 961 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 735 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 729 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 629 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 621 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 585 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 543 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 464 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 352 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 342 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 341 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 287 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 257 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 255 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 249 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 243 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 182 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 131 | 0.016% |
| Tocantins | 121 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 111 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 81 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Esmeralda
Behind the Name records Esmeralda as a name meaning 'emerald' in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos). The same site and Wiktionary link the name to the character Esmeralda in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo (1831); in the English section, Wiktionary gives it as coming from Spanish esmeralda. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,005 people named Esmeralda, with a median age of 51. The name was most common among women born from the 1940s to the 1970s, lost strength in the 1990s and began to grow again among those born from the 2000s on.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Esmeralda · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Esmeralda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Esmeralda
What does the name Esmeralda mean?
Esmeralda means “emerald, the green precious stone”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Esmeralda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,005 people with the first name Esmeralda, which ranks it number 1,069 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Esmeralda a boy's or a girl's name?
Esmeralda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 19,875 women and 130 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Esmeralda?
Esmeralda is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Esmeralda most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.019% of the state's population is named Esmeralda (585 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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