Girls' name · since 1916
Opaline
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Opaline, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Opaline is the #8905 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 213 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Opaline recorded 213 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #8905 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #19,180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,905 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Opaline ranks #19,180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,905 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 213 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #19,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Opaline's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Opaline compares
213 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Opaline's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Opaline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Opaline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Opaline's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Opaline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1931)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Opaline by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (83 births, 39% of the file).
1930s was Opaline's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Opaline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 83 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Opaline's data
- Opaline's decade-level peak was the 1930s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Opaline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Opaline 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.