Gemstone Names for Girls

There are 8 Gemstone names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Gemstone names 1 to 8. Within these names, Jade (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Amber (Dutch and English), Esmeralda (German, Italian, and Spanish), and Jewel (English). The unusual Gemstone names are Beryl (English and German), Garnet (English), Opal (English and Indian), and Sapphire (English).

Gemstone names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1950s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked in 1986 with 0.991% of baby girls being given Gemstone names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 3 Gemstone names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.355% with 4 Gemstone names listed among the top 1000. Among all Gemstone names, Jade (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #113 and a usage of 0.1426%.

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Amber 146 ... amber ... from the name of the gemstone, and the corresponding ...

Beryl ... typically yellow-green gemstone, of which emerald is a ...

Esmeralda 194 ... emerald ... the Spanish name of the gemstone, which is itself from a ...

Garnet ... the jewel, a dark-red gemstone named for the ...

Jade 113 ... jade ... not as popular as other gemstone names, possibly due to ...

Jewel 794 ... delight ... English word meaning 'gemstone', which is itself of ...

Opal ... precious stone ... from the name of the gemstone, which is itself ...

Sapphire ... sapphire ... along with other gemstone names, in the 19th ...