Unisex name
Emerald
360 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2024. Expression number: 4.
Origin
From emerald. The Queensland town takes its name from the emerald and other precious stone deposits in the area and from the pastoral run Emerald Downs, a name chosen circa 1860 by pastoralist Peter Fitzallan MacDonald. It is unclear if emeralds were found in or around Emerald. The given name is a modern coinage from the name of the gemstone, representing a vernacular form of Esmeralda.From Wiktionary, entry “Emerald”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2024: 27 births. 360 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2022. It is still given: 112 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2024: 423 births. 10,056 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is given to girls (95%) as well as boys (5%). It really came into use around 1915. It is still given: 1,927 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
4
work, structure, stability
5 + 4 + 5 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 31 → 4
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
5 + 5 + 1 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
4 + 9 + 3 + 4 = 20 → 2
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 4 · work, structure, stability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.