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.

Ophelia

#900 most common girls' name of all time · #1,626 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#900
Rank overall
#1,626 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
25,785
Since 2016
9,510
Peak year
2024 #259
Best rank
#232 1882
Girls Boys peak 1,223/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ophelia 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 1,183 — 1,183 #264
2024 1,223 — 1,223 #259
2023 1,177 — 1,177 #265
2022 1,169 — 1,169 #271
2021 1,014 — 1,014 #321
2020 794 — 794 #391
2019 813 — 813 #385
2018 839 — 839 #373
2017 765 — 765 #417
2016 533 — 533 #582
2015 276 — 276 #978
2014 226 — 226 #1,122
2013 185 — 185 #1,277
2012 139 — 139 #1,567
2011 109 — 109 #1,840
2010 96 — 96 #2,059
2009 76 — 76 #2,485
2008 101 — 101 #2,042
2007 66 — 66 #2,750
2006 47 — 47 #3,415
2005 43 — 43 #3,461
2004 33 — 33 #4,172
2003 37 — 37 #3,731
2002 32 — 32 #3,980
2001 18 — 18 #6,068
2000 21 — 21 #5,313
1999 27 — 27 #4,202
1998 28 — 28 #4,023
1997 25 — 25 #4,239
1996 29 — 29 #3,723
1995 22 — 22 #4,518
1994 27 — 27 #3,892
1993 26 — 26 #3,990
1992 17 — 17 #5,486
1991 24 — 24 #4,208
1990 27 — 27 #3,813
1989 19 — 19 #4,671
1988 21 — 21 #4,172
1987 25 — 25 #3,524
1986 45 — 45 #2,266
1985 35 — 35 #2,705
1984 30 — 30 #2,916
1983 24 — 24 #3,341
1982 35 — 35 #2,646
1981 34 — 34 #2,657
1980 27 — 27 #3,135
1979 36 — 36 #2,530
1978 35 — 35 #2,475
1977 32 — 32 #2,609
1976 36 — 36 #2,295
1975 38 — 38 #2,197
1974 31 — 31 #2,434
1973 44 — 44 #1,885
1972 56 — 56 #1,607
1971 39 — 39 #2,107
1970 50 — 50 #1,783
1969 55 — 55 #1,610
1968 53 — 53 #1,577
1967 55 — 55 #1,507
1966 66 — 66 #1,335
1965 67 — 67 #1,337
1964 72 — 72 #1,319
1963 75 — 75 #1,273
1962 87 — 87 #1,177
1961 87 — 87 #1,184
1960 103 — 103 #1,058
1959 105 — 105 #1,036
1958 133 — 133 #883
1957 133 — 133 #885
1956 121 — 121 #916
1955 111 — 111 #932
1954 158 — 158 #736
1953 159 — 159 #719
1952 133 — 133 #775
1951 163 — 163 #683
1950 172 — 172 #650
1949 139 — 139 #719
1948 141 — 141 #705
1947 146 — 146 #701
1946 115 — 115 #767
1945 119 — 119 #680
1944 140 — 140 #620
1943 165 — 165 #586
1942 147 — 147 #616
1941 131 — 131 #617
1940 149 — 149 #568
1939 144 — 144 #559
1938 167 — 167 #523
1937 184 — 184 #481
1936 171 — 171 #493
1935 186 — 186 #467
1934 196 — 196 #462
1933 211 — 211 #443
1932 237 — 237 #427
1931 201 — 201 #455
1930 251 — 251 #415
1929 255 — 255 #417
1928 283 — 283 #400
1927 311 5 316 #386
1926 314 — 314 #385
1925 364 — 364 #358
1924 362 5 367 #360
1923 323 — 323 #370
1922 364 — 364 #340
1921 347 — 347 #353
1920 353 — 353 #348
1919 331 — 331 #353
1918 313 — 313 #366
1917 285 — 285 #375
1916 266 — 266 #385
1915 260 5 265 #375
1914 224 — 224 #355
1913 187 — 187 #351
1912 208 — 208 #317
1911 129 — 129 #354
1910 169 — 169 #298
1909 160 — 160 #282
1908 124 — 124 #317
1907 132 — 132 #305
1906 120 — 120 #306
1905 125 — 125 #299
1904 109 — 109 #309
1903 122 — 122 #287
1902 95 — 95 #319
1901 99 — 99 #303
1900 150 — 150 #268
1899 112 — 112 #271
1898 99 — 99 #315
1897 103 — 103 #278
1896 79 — 79 #326
1895 91 — 91 #303
1894 77 — 77 #318
1893 89 — 89 #281
1892 101 — 101 #265
1891 83 — 83 #271
1890 65 — 65 #312
1889 75 — 75 #275
1888 81 — 81 #256
1887 70 — 70 #251
1886 60 — 60 #269
1885 51 — 51 #275
1884 61 — 61 #248
1883 55 — 55 #241
1882 56 — 56 #232
1881 27 — 27 #301
1880 44 — 44 #236