Girls' name · since 1924
Opalene
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Opalene, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Opalene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Opalene has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1939.
- #36,014 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Opalene ranks #36,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #36,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Opalene's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Opalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Opalene's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Opalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1939
- Peak year (1933)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Opalene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (35 births, 76% of the file).
1930s was Opalene's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Opalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 35 births (76% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Opalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–1939 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Opalene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.