Unisex name · since 1904
Opie
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 707 babies named Opie, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 707
- born since 1904
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Opie is the #3761 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 707 recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Opie recorded 707 times among boys since 1904, holding rank #3761 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #6,405 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,761 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 707 born since 1904
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Opie ranks #6,405 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,761 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 707 born since 1904, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 707
- born since 1904
- 2020s
- peak decade
Opie's 707 recorded births place it above 85.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
How Opie compares
707 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Opie's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Opie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 707 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Opie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Opie's full recorded timeline at 1943, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Opie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Opie popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 1889 (Opie as girls' name)
Opie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (243 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Opie's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Opie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 81
1910s
81 births
- 1920s 90
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s
2020s
243 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 243 births (34% of all-time use).
How Opie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Opie's total volume
Opie by state
Where Opie concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 16 | 2.3% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 16 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
16 of 707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Arkansas records the most Opies (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Opie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Opie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Opie 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.