Ophelia

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Ophelia is ranked 261st among girls in 2024 (1,215 births). Its best rank was 232nd, in 1882.

Rank in 2024: #261up 4 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,2150.08% of girls
Peak year: 20241,215 births
Best rank: #232in 1882
Since 1880: 24,575people given the name

Babies named Ophelia, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

24,575 girls have been named Ophelia in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,215 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1953, and the 2020s alone account for 22%. It has spent 89 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Ophelia
1880s	580
1890s	899
1900s	1,236
1910s	2,372
1920s	3,276
1930s	1,948
1940s	1,392
1950s	1,389
1960s	720
1970s	396
1980s	295
1990s	252
2000s	474
2010s	3,981
2020s	5,365

In 2024, its biggest year

Ophelia was the 261st most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Ophelia

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.