Opal
In 2025, Opal had a published SSA count of 740 in the girls series and ranked 423 among names in that series.
Rank
#423
Count
740
Year
2025
Trend
Rising
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
99.0%
1880–2025 · 74K total across published yearly counts
boys series
1.0%
1896–1944 · 718 total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1918
Peak Count
3K
Change Since Peak
-74%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
66.3%
10-Year Change
217.6%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 740 |
| 2024 | girls | 696 |
| 2023 | girls | 631 |
| 2022 | girls | 595 |
| 2021 | girls | 562 |
| 2020 | girls | 445 |
| 2019 | girls | 427 |
| 2018 | girls | 337 |
| 2017 | girls | 321 |
| 2016 | girls | 261 |
| 2015 | girls | 233 |
| 2014 | girls | 183 |
| 2013 | girls | 125 |
| 2012 | girls | 105 |
| 2011 | girls | 93 |
| 2010 | girls | 82 |
| 2009 | girls | 77 |
| 2008 | girls | 87 |
| 2007 | girls | 69 |
| 2006 | girls | 79 |
| 2005 | girls | 42 |
| 2004 | girls | 60 |
| 2003 | girls | 39 |
| 2002 | girls | 38 |
| 2001 | girls | 36 |
| 2000 | girls | 32 |
| 1999 | girls | 24 |
| 1998 | girls | 39 |
| 1997 | girls | 35 |
| 1996 | girls | 27 |
| 1995 | girls | 20 |
| 1994 | girls | 29 |
| 1993 | girls | 34 |
| 1992 | girls | 29 |
| 1991 | girls | 31 |
| 1990 | girls | 36 |
| 1989 | girls | 37 |
| 1988 | girls | 49 |
| 1987 | girls | 53 |
| 1986 | girls | 55 |
| 1985 | girls | 49 |
| 1984 | girls | 49 |
| 1983 | girls | 52 |
| 1982 | girls | 56 |
| 1981 | girls | 63 |
| 1980 | girls | 64 |
| 1979 | girls | 78 |
| 1978 | girls | 70 |
| 1977 | girls | 64 |
| 1976 | girls | 82 |
| 1975 | girls | 65 |
| 1974 | girls | 73 |
| 1973 | girls | 63 |
| 1972 | girls | 64 |
| 1971 | girls | 80 |
| 1970 | girls | 65 |
| 1969 | girls | 71 |
| 1968 | girls | 74 |
| 1967 | girls | 74 |
| 1966 | girls | 72 |
| 1965 | girls | 87 |
| 1964 | girls | 88 |
| 1963 | girls | 97 |
| 1962 | girls | 99 |
| 1961 | girls | 102 |
| 1960 | girls | 133 |
| 1959 | girls | 118 |
| 1958 | girls | 113 |
| 1957 | girls | 155 |
| 1956 | girls | 152 |
| 1955 | girls | 186 |
| 1954 | girls | 170 |
| 1953 | girls | 193 |
| 1952 | girls | 201 |
| 1951 | girls | 217 |
| 1950 | girls | 207 |
| 1949 | girls | 271 |
| 1948 | girls | 260 |
| 1947 | girls | 356 |
| 1946 | girls | 330 |
| 1945 | girls | 337 |
| 1944 | boys | 5 |
| 1944 | girls | 400 |
| 1943 | girls | 436 |
| 1942 | boys | 6 |
| 1942 | girls | 447 |
| 1941 | girls | 434 |
| 1940 | girls | 521 |
| 1939 | boys | 8 |
| 1939 | girls | 557 |
| 1938 | boys | 12 |
| 1938 | girls | 579 |
| 1937 | boys | 10 |
| 1937 | girls | 620 |
| 1936 | boys | 13 |
| 1936 | girls | 706 |
| 1935 | boys | 10 |
| 1935 | girls | 777 |
| 1934 | boys | 14 |
| 1934 | girls | 892 |
| 1933 | boys | 5 |
| 1933 | girls | 931 |
| 1932 | boys | 17 |
| 1932 | girls | 1K |
| 1931 | boys | 17 |
| 1931 | girls | 1K |
| 1930 | boys | 13 |
| 1930 | girls | 1K |
| 1929 | boys | 18 |
| 1929 | girls | 1K |
| 1928 | boys | 27 |
| 1928 | girls | 2K |
| 1927 | boys | 21 |
| 1927 | girls | 2K |
| 1926 | boys | 23 |
| 1926 | girls | 2K |
| 1925 | boys | 23 |
| 1925 | girls | 2K |
| 1924 | boys | 25 |
| 1924 | girls | 2K |
| 1923 | boys | 26 |
| 1923 | girls | 2K |
| 1922 | boys | 31 |
| 1922 | girls | 3K |
| 1921 | boys | 30 |
| 1921 | girls | 3K |
| 1920 | boys | 31 |
| 1920 | girls | 3K |
| 1919 | boys | 25 |
| 1919 | girls | 3K |
| 1918 | boys | 39 |
| 1918 | girls | 3K |
| 1917 | boys | 31 |
| 1917 | girls | 3K |
| 1916 | boys | 36 |
| 1916 | girls | 3K |
| 1915 | boys | 28 |
| 1915 | girls | 2K |
| 1914 | boys | 25 |
| 1914 | girls | 2K |
| 1913 | boys | 22 |
| 1913 | girls | 2K |
| 1912 | boys | 20 |
| 1912 | girls | 1K |
| 1911 | boys | 15 |
| 1911 | girls | 1K |
| 1910 | boys | 15 |
| 1910 | girls | 1K |
| 1909 | boys | 8 |
| 1909 | girls | 1K |
| 1908 | boys | 10 |
| 1908 | girls | 955 |
| 1907 | boys | 11 |
| 1907 | girls | 889 |
| 1906 | boys | 9 |
| 1906 | girls | 718 |
| 1905 | girls | 702 |
| 1904 | boys | 6 |
| 1904 | girls | 621 |
| 1903 | boys | 6 |
| 1903 | girls | 542 |
| 1902 | boys | 8 |
| 1902 | girls | 498 |
| 1901 | boys | 7 |
| 1901 | girls | 406 |
| 1900 | girls | 432 |
| 1899 | girls | 278 |
| 1898 | girls | 262 |
| 1897 | boys | 5 |
| 1897 | girls | 230 |
| 1896 | boys | 7 |
| 1896 | girls | 186 |
| 1895 | girls | 158 |
| 1894 | girls | 164 |
| 1893 | girls | 123 |
| 1892 | girls | 107 |
| 1891 | girls | 78 |
| 1890 | girls | 80 |
| 1889 | girls | 67 |
| 1888 | girls | 52 |
| 1887 | girls | 40 |
| 1886 | girls | 28 |
| 1885 | girls | 31 |
| 1884 | girls | 28 |
| 1883 | girls | 16 |
| 1882 | girls | 13 |
| 1881 | girls | 14 |
| 1880 | girls | 5 |