Ophelia is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Ophelia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #264 for girl births in the United States (and #560 across all names), given to 1,183 babies. Ophelia was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (1,223 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,183 | 1,183 | #264 | — |
| 2024 | 1,223 | 1,223 | #259 | — |
| 2023 | 1,177 | 1,177 | #265 | — |
| 2022 | 1,169 | 1,169 | #271 | — |
| 2021 | 1,014 | 1,014 | #321 | — |
| 2020 | 794 | 794 | #391 | — |
| 2019 | 813 | 813 | #385 | — |
| 2018 | 839 | 839 | #373 | — |
| 2017 | 765 | 765 | #417 | — |
| 2016 | 533 | 533 | #582 | — |
| 2015 | 276 | 276 | #980 | — |
| 2014 | 226 | 226 | #1,122 | — |
| 2013 | 185 | 185 | #1,280 | — |
| 2012 | 139 | 139 | #1,573 | — |
| 2011 | 109 | 109 | #1,850 | — |
| 2010 | 96 | 96 | #2,072 | — |
| 2009 | 76 | 76 | #2,502 | — |
| 2008 | 101 | 101 | #2,048 | — |
| 2007 | 66 | 66 | #2,778 | — |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #3,456 | — |
| 2005 | 43 | 43 | #3,488 | — |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | #4,254 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | 37 | #3,793 | — |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | #4,049 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #6,249 | — |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #5,448 | — |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #4,275 | — |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | #4,109 | — |
| 1997 | 25 | — | #4,339 | — |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #3,801 | — |
| 1995 | 22 | — | #4,641 | — |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #3,978 | — |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #4,073 | — |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #5,653 | — |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #4,299 | — |
| 1990 | 27 | — | #3,879 | — |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #4,801 | — |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #4,271 | — |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #3,600 | — |
| 1986 | 45 | — | #2,291 | — |
| 1985 | 35 | — | #2,738 | — |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #2,974 | — |
| 1983 | 24 | — | #3,400 | — |
| 1982 | 35 | — | #2,682 | — |
| 1981 | 34 | — | #2,702 | — |
| 1980 | 27 | — | #3,189 | — |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #2,564 | — |
| 1978 | 35 | — | #2,502 | — |
| 1977 | 32 | — | #2,646 | — |
| 1976 | 36 | — | #2,326 | — |
| 1975 | 38 | — | #2,223 | — |
| 1974 | 31 | — | #2,479 | — |
| 1973 | 44 | — | #1,905 | — |
| 1972 | 56 | — | #1,619 | — |
| 1971 | 39 | — | #2,132 | — |
| 1970 | 50 | — | #1,796 | — |
| 1969 | 55 | — | #1,625 | — |
| 1968 | 53 | — | #1,590 | — |
| 1967 | 55 | — | #1,520 | — |
| 1966 | 66 | — | #1,344 | — |
| 1965 | 67 | — | #1,343 | — |
| 1964 | 72 | — | #1,329 | — |
| 1963 | 75 | — | #1,275 | — |
| 1962 | 87 | — | #1,182 | — |
| 1961 | 87 | — | #1,190 | — |
| 1960 | 103 | — | #1,060 | — |
| 1959 | 105 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1958 | 133 | — | #886 | — |
| 1957 | 133 | — | #886 | — |
| 1956 | 121 | — | #920 | — |
| 1955 | 111 | — | #935 | — |
| 1954 | 158 | — | #737 | — |
| 1953 | 159 | — | #721 | — |
| 1952 | 133 | — | #781 | — |
| 1951 | 163 | — | #685 | — |
| 1950 | 172 | — | #651 | — |
| 1949 | 139 | — | #720 | — |
| 1948 | 141 | — | #706 | — |
| 1947 | 146 | — | #702 | — |
| 1946 | 115 | — | #768 | — |
| 1945 | 119 | — | #685 | — |
| 1944 | 140 | — | #620 | — |
| 1943 | 165 | — | #587 | — |
| 1942 | 147 | — | #619 | — |
| 1941 | 131 | — | #619 | — |
| 1940 | 149 | — | #570 | — |
| 1939 | 144 | — | #562 | — |
| 1938 | 167 | — | #524 | — |
| 1937 | 184 | — | #482 | — |
| 1936 | 171 | — | #493 | — |
| 1935 | 186 | — | #468 | — |
| 1934 | 196 | — | #461 | — |
| 1933 | 211 | — | #445 | — |
| 1932 | 237 | — | #427 | — |
| 1931 | 201 | — | #455 | — |
| 1930 | 251 | — | #416 | — |
| 1929 | 255 | — | #417 | — |
| 1928 | 283 | — | #400 | — |
| 1927 | 316 | — | #387 | #4,638 |
| 1926 | 314 | — | #385 | — |
| 1925 | 364 | — | #358 | — |
| 1924 | 367 | — | #360 | #4,791 |
| 1923 | 323 | — | #370 | — |
| 1922 | 364 | — | #341 | — |
| 1921 | 347 | — | #353 | — |
| 1920 | 353 | — | #348 | — |
| 1919 | 331 | — | #353 | — |
| 1918 | 313 | — | #366 | — |
| 1917 | 285 | — | #375 | — |
| 1916 | 266 | — | #385 | — |
| 1915 | 265 | — | #376 | #4,235 |
| 1914 | 224 | — | #355 | — |
| 1913 | 187 | — | #353 | — |
| 1912 | 208 | — | #317 | — |
| 1911 | 129 | — | #355 | — |
| 1910 | 169 | — | #297 | — |
| 1909 | 160 | — | #284 | — |
| 1908 | 124 | — | #318 | — |
| 1907 | 132 | — | #305 | — |
| 1906 | 120 | — | #307 | — |
| 1905 | 125 | — | #299 | — |
| 1904 | 109 | — | #310 | — |
| 1903 | 122 | — | #286 | — |
| 1902 | 95 | — | #320 | — |
| 1901 | 99 | — | #303 | — |
| 1900 | 150 | — | #268 | — |
| 1899 | 112 | — | #271 | — |
| 1898 | 99 | — | #316 | — |
| 1897 | 103 | — | #280 | — |
| 1896 | 79 | — | #329 | — |
| 1895 | 91 | — | #304 | — |
| 1894 | 77 | — | #320 | — |
| 1893 | 89 | — | #284 | — |
| 1892 | 101 | — | #265 | — |
| 1891 | 83 | — | #273 | — |
| 1890 | 65 | — | #313 | — |
| 1889 | 75 | — | #275 | — |
| 1888 | 81 | — | #258 | — |
| 1887 | 70 | — | #251 | — |
| 1886 | 60 | — | #269 | — |
| 1885 | 51 | — | #278 | — |
| 1884 | 61 | — | #251 | — |
| 1883 | 55 | — | #242 | — |
| 1882 | 56 | — | #232 | — |
| 1881 | 27 | — | #308 | — |
| 1880 | 44 | — | #236 | — |