Opal Girl
How popular is Opal?
#423 girl name in 2025
740 baby girls were named Opal in the US in 2025, making it the 423rd most popular girl name.
15,521living people named Opal (est.)
55median age of people named Opal
74,257babies named Opal since 1880
1 in 4,480US babies born in 2025
Opal popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #423 for girls (▲ 26 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 740 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+218% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,110 in 2015, #648 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (2,847 girls) |
| Highest rank | #81 in 1911 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Opal is most popular
Babies named Opal per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Opal by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 294 | #294 |
| 1890s | 1,666 | #161 |
| 1900s | 6,791 | #82 |
| 1910s | 20,386 | #81 |
| 1920s | 21,542 | #101 |
| 1930s | 8,529 | #156 |
| 1940s | 3,792 | #273 |
| 1950s | 1,712 | #579 |
| 1960s | 897 | #920 |
| 1970s | 704 | #1,316 |
| 1980s | 527 | #1,735 |
| 1990s | 304 | #3,073 |
| 2000s | 559 | #2,253 |
| 2010s | 2,167 | #680 |
| 2020s | 3,669 | #423 |
Girl names about as popular as Opal
Questions
- Is Opal a boy or girl name?
- Opal is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Opal were girls.
- How popular is the name Opal?
- 740 baby girls were named Opal in the US in 2025, making it the 423rd most popular girl name.
- When was Opal most popular?
- Opal peaked in 1918, when 2,847 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #81 in 1911.
- How many people are named Opal?
- 74,257 babies have been named Opal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,521 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Opal most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Opal was most common in Alaska, at 2.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.