Opal
Rank in 2025
#423
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
740
girls 740
Peak year
1909
1,028 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
74,257
since 1880
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Opal was most popular in 1909, when 1,028 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 740 babies were named Opal, ranking #423 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 76%.
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| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 740 | 423 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 696 | 449 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 631 | 485 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 595 | 524 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 562 | 545 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 445 | 648 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 427 | 680 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 337 | 807 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 321 | 847 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 261 | 1012 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 233 | 1110 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 183 | 1301 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 125 | 1684 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 105 | 1904 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 93 | 2073 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 82 | 2313 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 77 | 2465 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 87 | 2253 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 69 | 2647 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 79 | 2375 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 42 | 3509 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 60 | 2711 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 39 | 3590 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 38 | 3523 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 36 | 3631 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 32 | 3886 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 24 | 4576 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 39 | 3173 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 35 | 3302 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 27 | 3942 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 20 | 4846 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 29 | 3704 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 34 | 3290 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 29 | 3680 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 31 | 3443 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 36 | 3078 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 37 | 2931 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 49 | 2274 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 53 | 2065 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 55 | 1980 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 49 | 2137 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 49 | 2050 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 52 | 1961 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 56 | 1900 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 63 | 1767 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 64 | 1735 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 78 | 1503 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 70 | 1558 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 64 | 1637 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 82 | 1316 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 65 | 1544 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 73 | 1399 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 63 | 1496 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 64 | 1488 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 80 | 1336 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 65 | 1518 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 71 | 1355 | <5 | — |
| 1968 | 74 | 1279 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 74 | 1239 | <5 | — |
| 1966 | 72 | 1273 | <5 | — |
| 1965 | 87 | 1135 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 88 | 1172 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 97 | 1104 | <5 | — |
| 1962 | 99 | 1090 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 102 | 1083 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 133 | 920 | <5 | — |
| 1959 | 118 | 971 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 113 | 973 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 155 | 812 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 152 | 806 | <5 | — |
| 1955 | 186 | 687 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 170 | 708 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 193 | 643 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 201 | 620 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 217 | 580 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 207 | 584 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 271 | 487 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 260 | 507 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 356 | 431 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 330 | 424 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 337 | 383 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 400 | 343 | 5 | 3430 |
| 1943 | 436 | 341 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 447 | 327 | 6 | 3212 |
| 1941 | 434 | 315 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 521 | 273 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 557 | 262 | 8 | 2609 |
| 1938 | 579 | 263 | 12 | 2084 |
| 1937 | 620 | 254 | 10 | 2332 |
| 1936 | 706 | 231 | 13 | 1964 |
| 1935 | 777 | 219 | 10 | 2396 |
| 1934 | 892 | 199 | 14 | 1932 |
| 1933 | 931 | 182 | 5 | 3642 |
| 1932 | 1,052 | 179 | 17 | 1777 |
| 1931 | 1,088 | 171 | 17 | 1770 |
| 1930 | 1,327 | 156 | 13 | 2178 |
| 1929 | 1,452 | 150 | 18 | 1793 |
| 1928 | 1,591 | 146 | 27 | 1413 |
| 1927 | 1,738 | 141 | 21 | 1692 |
| 1926 | 2,027 | 129 | 23 | 1565 |
| 1925 | 2,108 | 129 | 23 | 1583 |
| 1924 | 2,284 | 120 | 25 | 1532 |
| 1923 | 2,365 | 113 | 26 | 1460 |
| 1922 | 2,562 | 108 | 31 | 1308 |
| 1921 | 2,713 | 103 | 30 | 1360 |
| 1920 | 2,702 | 101 | 31 | 1300 |
| 1919 | 2,652 | 98 | 25 | 1449 |
| 1918 | 2,847 | 94 | 39 | 1094 |
| 1917 | 2,541 | 95 | 31 | 1222 |
| 1916 | 2,636 | 91 | 36 | 1072 |
| 1915 | 2,482 | 90 | 28 | 1241 |
| 1914 | 1,893 | 89 | 25 | 1153 |
| 1913 | 1,629 | 86 | 22 | 1075 |
| 1912 | 1,465 | 85 | 20 | 1023 |
| 1911 | 1,190 | 81 | 15 | 856 |
| 1910 | 1,051 | 87 | 15 | 782 |
| 1909 | 1,028 | 82 | 8 | 1083 |
| 1908 | 955 | 84 | 10 | 877 |
| 1907 | 889 | 86 | 11 | 815 |
| 1906 | 718 | 95 | 9 | 852 |
| 1905 | 702 | 99 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 621 | 100 | 6 | 1064 |
| 1903 | 542 | 106 | 6 | 1009 |
| 1902 | 498 | 117 | 8 | 862 |
| 1901 | 406 | 125 | 7 | 858 |
| 1900 | 432 | 140 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | 278 | 161 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 262 | 177 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 230 | 182 | 5 | 1057 |
| 1896 | 186 | 204 | 7 | 900 |
| 1895 | 158 | 216 | <5 | — |
| 1894 | 164 | 209 | <5 | — |
| 1893 | 123 | 236 | <5 | — |
| 1892 | 107 | 255 | <5 | — |
| 1891 | 78 | 282 | <5 | — |
| 1890 | 80 | 280 | <5 | — |
| 1889 | 67 | 294 | <5 | — |
| 1888 | 52 | 333 | <5 | — |
| 1887 | 40 | 337 | <5 | — |
| 1886 | 28 | 406 | <5 | — |
| 1885 | 31 | 365 | <5 | — |
| 1884 | 28 | 377 | <5 | — |
| 1883 | 16 | 480 | <5 | — |
| 1882 | 13 | 507 | <5 | — |
| 1881 | 14 | 447 | <5 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | 836 | <5 | — |
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Where Opal is most popular
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 99% · boys 1% across all years