How Many People Are Named Oprah?
people named Oprah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,523,555 people in the US has this name
Based on 99 babies named Oprah in Social Security records from 1986 to 2007, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
In the case of television personality Oprah Winfrey, it was a childhood mispronunciation of her real name ORPAH that became permanent.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Oprah in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Oprah alive today is about 34 years old, and 81% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 35 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Oprah first appears in the records in 1986 and was given most often in 1987, to 37 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2007.
Babies given the name each year, 1986 to 2007
🏆 Rank History
Oprah has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,698, in 1987.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,698 (1987) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,114 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Oprah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Oprah were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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