Esmeralda
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Spanish. From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Esmeralda (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Esmeralda has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2007. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2007 | 38 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 | 28 |
| 2011 | 36 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 31 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 15 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 114 |
| 2000 | 133 |
| 2001 | 145 |
| 2002 | 155 |
| 2003 | 179 |
| 2004 | 197 |
| 2005 | 205 |
| 2006 | 227 |
| 2007 | 264 |
| 2008 | 299 |
| 2009 | 338 |
| 2010 | 366 |
| 2011 | 406 |
| 2012 | 440 |
| 2013 | 480 |
| 2014 | 509 |
| 2015 | 539 |
| 2016 | 576 |
| 2017 | 605 |
| 2018 | 633 |
| 2019 | 654 |
| 2020 | 681 |
Esmeralda in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Esmeralda.Hi! My name is Esmeralda.
- Esmeralda bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Esmeralda lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Esmeralda kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Esmeralda is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Esmeraldas mamma är lärare.Esmeralda's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Esmeraldas mamma is Esmeralda's mum.
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Questions about Esmeralda
How do you pronounce Esmeralda in Swedish?
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What does the name Esmeralda mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Spanish. From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.
How popular is Esmeralda in Sweden?
15 babies were named Esmeralda in 2022. In 2020, 681 people in Sweden had Esmeralda as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2007 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.