Recorded 1924–1939 Girls' name Peak 1933 46 births

Opalene — girls' name

46 babies named Opalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s35
1930s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Opalene was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

7 babies were named Opalene in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Opalene

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Opalene between 1924 and 1939, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Opalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Opalene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Opalene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Opalene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Opalene at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

46

Since 1924

16 years of records

Peak year

1933

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1924

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1939

Opalene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1924

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1933)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19391934193319321931193019261924 5

Opalene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
35 births that decade — 76% of Opalene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Opalene?
46 babies have been named Opalene since 1924. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1933 with 7 births.
When was Opalene most popular?
Opalene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Opalene been used?
Opalene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 16 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Opalene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Opal, Opaline, Opalee. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.