Unisex name · since 1901
Ople
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 284 babies named Ople, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ople is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 284 have been recorded since 1901.
Ople has 284 recorded births among girls since 1901, 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 1901 to 1944.
- #16,394 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 284 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ople ranks #16,394 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ople's 284 recorded births place it above 77.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Ople's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ople splits its recorded history at 1922: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ople popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1944
- Peak year (1920)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ople popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 1918 (Ople as boys' name)
Ople by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (114 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Ople's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ople births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s
1930s
52 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 114 births (40% of all-time use).
Ople by state
Where Ople concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 7 | 2.5% |
7 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ople's data
- Ople's decade-level peak was the 1920s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Oples (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ople
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ople: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1901–1944 (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 Ople 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.