Opaline vs Opal

Side-by-side comparison of Opaline and Opal — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Opaline

Girl name

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Name B

Opal

Girl name · Rank #449

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Metric Opaline Opal
Current Rank Unranked #449
Total Births (all years) 202 72,794
Peak Year 1931 1918
Peak Year Births 21 2,847
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Opaline Opal
1880ss — 294
1890ss — 1,666
1900ss — 6,791
1910ss 20 20,386
1920ss 75 21,542
1930ss 83 8,529
1940ss 7 3,792
1950ss 5 1,712
1960ss — 897
1970ss — 704
1980ss — 527
1990ss — 304
2000ss — 559
2010ss — 2,167
2020ss 12 2,924

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Opaline Opal
2014 — 183
2015 — 233
2016 — 261
2017 — 321
2018 — 337
2019 — 427
2020 — 445
2021 — 561
2022 5 595
2023 7 629
2024 — 694

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2023.

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