How Many People Are Named Opal?
people named Opal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 23,633 people in the US has this name
Based on 74,257 babies named Opal in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐ Rare
Peak Year
2,886 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit เคเคชเคฒ (upala) meaning "jewel".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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โง Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Opal (99.9%) were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Opal alive today is about 44 years old, and 45% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 80 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Opal first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 2,886 babies. In 2025, 740 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Opal never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #81, in 1911, and it was in the top 100 for 16 years, 1904 to 1919. In 2025 it ranked #423.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #423 |
| Best rank | #81 (1911) |
| Years in the top 100 | 16 (1904 to 1919) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #127 in the 1920s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Opal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Opal were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,211 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Opal was given 4.4 times as often in Oklahoma, 3.4 times in Arkansas and 3.3 times in Kentucky.
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