Total births
277
Girls' name · since 1909
Opel
Opel has 277 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 277
- total births
- 1909–1977
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Opel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 277 have been recorded since 1909.
Opel has 277 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1977.
- 277 total births
- 1909–1977 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
277 girls have been named Opel since 1909, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1977.
- 277
- total births
- 1909–1977
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Opel was born in this single decade.
1924
Single peak year
15 babies were named Opel in 1924 - its busiest year on record.
Opel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Opel's full recorded timeline at 1925, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Opel at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1924
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1909
Opel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1977
- Peak year (1924)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Opel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Opel's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Opel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
80 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 109 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Opel? ▼
Opel has been given to 277 babies in the U.S. since 1909, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1977. 15 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
When was Opel most popular? ▼
Opel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Opel been used? ▼
Records for Opel go back to 1909, giving 69 years of history through 1977.
What names are similar to Opel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Opeyemi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Opel's data
- Opel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1909–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Opel: Baby Name Since 1909 - 277 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/opel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Opel 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 June 2026.