How Many People Are Named Ophelia?
people named Ophelia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 22,895 people in the US has this name
Based on 25,785 babies named Ophelia in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,223 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Greek οφελος (ophelos) meaning "help". This name was probably created by the 15th-century poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem 'Arcadia'. It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play 'Hamlet' (1600), in which it belongs to Hamlet's lover who eventually goes insane and drowns herself. In spite of this, the name has been used since the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ophelia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ophelia alive today is about 22 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ophelia first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2024, to 1,223 babies. In 2025, 1,183 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ophelia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #232, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #264.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #264 |
| Best rank | #232 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #290 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ophelia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ophelia were born in California than in any other state: about 1,358 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ophelia was given 3.2 times as often in Mississippi, 2.9 times in Louisiana and 2.7 times in Arkansas.
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