Is Ophelia a boy or girl name?
Ophelia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,215 girls and 0 boys were named Ophelia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 24,590 US babies named Ophelia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #261
- Babies named Ophelia since 1880
- 24,590
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,215 babies
Boys and girls named Ophelia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 580 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 899 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,236 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 2,372 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 10 | 3,276 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,948 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,392 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,389 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 720 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 396 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 252 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,981 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,365 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,215 | #261 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,176 | #265 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #272 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,013 | #321 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 794 | #391 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 813 | #385 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 839 | #373 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 765 | #417 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 533 | #582 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 276 | #979 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,121 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,280 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,850 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,071 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,502 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 101 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,778 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,456 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,487 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,254 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,793 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,049 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,249 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,447 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,275 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,109 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,338 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,641 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,978 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,073 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,653 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,299 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,880 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,801 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,271 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,600 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,291 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,738 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,973 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,400 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,684 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,702 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,190 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,564 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,502 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,647 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,326 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,223 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,479 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,905 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,619 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,133 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,818 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,625 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,590 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,520 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,344 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,343 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,329 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,275 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,182 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,189 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,061 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,044 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 133 | #886 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 132 | #892 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 122 | #911 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 111 | #935 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 158 | #737 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 159 | #721 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 133 | #781 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 164 | #684 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 172 | #651 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 139 | #720 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 141 | #706 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 146 | #702 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 115 | #768 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 119 | #685 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 140 | #620 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 165 | #587 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 147 | #619 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 131 | #619 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 149 | #570 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 144 | #562 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 167 | #524 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 184 | #482 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 171 | #493 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 186 | #468 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 196 | #461 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 211 | #445 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 237 | #427 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 201 | #455 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 251 | #416 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 255 | #417 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 283 | #400 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,638 | 311 | #387 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 314 | #385 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 364 | #358 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,791 | 362 | #360 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 323 | #370 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 364 | #341 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 347 | #353 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 353 | #348 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 331 | #353 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 313 | #366 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 285 | #375 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 266 | #385 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,235 | 260 | #376 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 224 | #355 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 187 | #353 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 208 | #317 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 129 | #355 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 169 | #297 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 160 | #284 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 124 | #318 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 132 | #305 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 120 | #307 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 125 | #299 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 109 | #310 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 122 | #286 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 95 | #320 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 99 | #303 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 150 | #268 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 112 | #271 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 99 | #316 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 103 | #280 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 79 | #329 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 91 | #304 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 77 | #320 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 89 | #284 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 101 | #265 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 83 | #273 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 65 | #313 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 75 | #275 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 81 | #258 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 70 | #251 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 60 | #269 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 51 | #278 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 61 | #251 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 55 | #242 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 56 | #232 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 27 | #308 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 44 | #236 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ophelia reached #4,235 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #232 in 1882. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ophelia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.