Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Opal

#468 most common girls' name of all time · #859 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#468
Rank overall
#859 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
74,257
Since 2016
5,015
Peak year
1918 #94
Best rank
#81 1911
Girls Boys peak 2,886/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Opal is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 740 — 740 #423
2024 696 — 696 #449
2023 631 — 631 #485
2022 595 — 595 #524
2021 562 — 562 #545
2020 445 — 445 #648
2019 427 — 427 #681
2018 337 — 337 #807
2017 321 — 321 #847
2016 261 — 261 #1,014
2015 233 — 233 #1,110
2014 183 — 183 #1,303
2013 125 — 125 #1,684
2012 105 — 105 #1,904
2011 93 — 93 #2,075
2010 82 — 82 #2,313
2009 77 — 77 #2,466
2008 87 — 87 #2,254
2007 69 — 69 #2,650
2006 79 — 79 #2,376
2005 42 — 42 #3,510
2004 60 — 60 #2,715
2003 39 — 39 #3,590
2002 38 — 38 #3,526
2001 36 — 36 #3,633
2000 32 — 32 #3,892
1999 24 — 24 #4,583
1998 39 — 39 #3,175
1997 35 — 35 #3,304
1996 27 — 27 #3,950
1995 20 — 20 #4,851
1994 29 — 29 #3,708
1993 34 — 34 #3,293
1992 29 — 29 #3,684
1991 31 — 31 #3,446
1990 36 — 36 #3,080
1989 37 — 37 #2,933
1988 49 — 49 #2,275
1987 53 — 53 #2,069
1986 55 — 55 #1,981
1985 49 — 49 #2,139
1984 49 — 49 #2,052
1983 52 — 52 #1,963
1982 56 — 56 #1,903
1981 63 — 63 #1,769
1980 64 — 64 #1,735
1979 78 — 78 #1,506
1978 70 — 70 #1,558
1977 64 — 64 #1,639
1976 82 — 82 #1,318
1975 65 — 65 #1,545
1974 73 — 73 #1,399
1973 63 — 63 #1,497
1972 64 — 64 #1,489
1971 80 — 80 #1,336
1970 65 — 65 #1,519
1969 71 — 71 #1,357
1968 74 — 74 #1,282
1967 74 — 74 #1,243
1966 72 — 72 #1,275
1965 87 — 87 #1,136
1964 88 — 88 #1,173
1963 97 — 97 #1,106
1962 99 — 99 #1,093
1961 102 — 102 #1,084
1960 133 — 133 #921
1959 118 — 118 #972
1958 113 — 113 #975
1957 155 — 155 #814
1956 152 — 152 #808
1955 186 — 186 #687
1954 170 — 170 #708
1953 193 — 193 #643
1952 201 — 201 #622
1951 217 — 217 #582
1950 207 — 207 #585
1949 271 — 271 #488
1948 260 — 260 #507
1947 356 — 356 #432
1946 330 — 330 #424
1945 337 — 337 #383
1944 400 5 405 #343
1943 436 — 436 #341
1942 447 6 453 #327
1941 434 — 434 #315
1940 521 — 521 #273
1939 557 8 565 #262
1938 579 12 591 #263
1937 620 10 630 #254
1936 706 13 719 #231
1935 777 10 787 #219
1934 892 14 906 #199
1933 931 5 936 #182
1932 1,052 17 1,069 #179
1931 1,088 17 1,105 #171
1930 1,327 13 1,340 #156
1929 1,452 18 1,470 #150
1928 1,591 27 1,618 #146
1927 1,738 21 1,759 #141
1926 2,027 23 2,050 #130
1925 2,108 23 2,131 #129
1924 2,284 25 2,309 #120
1923 2,365 26 2,391 #113
1922 2,562 31 2,593 #108
1921 2,713 30 2,743 #103
1920 2,702 31 2,733 #101
1919 2,652 25 2,677 #98
1918 2,847 39 2,886 #94
1917 2,541 31 2,572 #95
1916 2,636 36 2,672 #91
1915 2,482 28 2,510 #90
1914 1,893 25 1,918 #89
1913 1,629 22 1,651 #86
1912 1,465 20 1,485 #85
1911 1,190 15 1,205 #81
1910 1,051 15 1,066 #87
1909 1,028 8 1,036 #82
1908 955 10 965 #84
1907 889 11 900 #86
1906 718 9 727 #95
1905 702 — 702 #99
1904 621 6 627 #100
1903 542 6 548 #106
1902 498 8 506 #117
1901 406 7 413 #126
1900 432 — 432 #140
1899 278 — 278 #163
1898 262 — 262 #178
1897 230 5 235 #182
1896 186 7 193 #205
1895 158 — 158 #216
1894 164 — 164 #209
1893 123 — 123 #237
1892 107 — 107 #256
1891 78 — 78 #286
1890 80 — 80 #281
1889 67 — 67 #298
1888 52 — 52 #336
1887 40 — 40 #343
1886 28 — 28 #415
1885 31 — 31 #372
1884 28 — 28 #384
1883 16 — 16 #498
1882 13 — 13 #527
1881 14 — 14 #467
1880 5 — 5 #912