Gemstone Names
Gemstone names range from familiar Ruby and Pearl to mineral words such as Onyx and Beryl. Some choices directly name a stone; others have a documented jewel-related name history. Each note distinguishes the connection.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The red gemstone gives this its direct connection. | 3,554#64 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
The fossilized resin used in jewelry gives this a gemstone association. | 576#520 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 1986 | ||
The mineral word supplies a direct jewelry association. | 202#1,145 | Down 288 rank positions in five years | 1982 | ||
The organic gem supplies this established personal name. | 350#777 | Steady | 1918 | ||
The green ornamental stone supplies the name. | 2,658#95 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
The iridescent gemstone gives this traditional word name its connection. | 740#423 | Up 226 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
The patterned stone gives this older personal name a separate gem association. | 2,804#129 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
A Spanish and Portuguese emerald name. | 823#373 | Up 21 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
The jewelry word itself, used as a name. | 141#1,514 | Down 502 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
The gemstone itself supplies this word name. | 94#2,024 | Down 689 rank positions in five years | 1999 | ||
A surname-like spelling of the jewel word name. | 14#7,649 | Down 1,193 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
A Latin-rooted name associated with a jewel or precious stone. | 1,805#170 | Up 38 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The marine material used in jewelry gives this a gem connection. | 100#1,931 | Down 314 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
The mineral family that includes emerald and aquamarine. | 8#11,097 | Down 717 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
The green gemstone gives this name its connection. | 367#741 | Up 213 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
The gemstone family supplies this established word name. | 8#11,259 | Down 713 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
The gemstone supplies this vivid word name. | 233#1,058 | Up 30 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The purple quartz gemstone supplies the name. | 181#1,242 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The dark material used in jewelry supplies the connection. | 160#1,246 | Up 68 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
The mineral name supplies a natural-material connection. | 20#6,045 | Up 492 rank positions in five years | 1989 | ||
A compact jewelry word used as a name. | 8#11,262 | Down 715 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Lapis lazuli supplies the blue-stone connection. | 9#10,543 | Down 1,832 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
A historic gemstone word, also associated with hyacinth. | —Unranked | — | 2005 | ||
The green gemstone supplies the name. | —Unranked | — | 2023 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.