Opal Name Popularity
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How popular is Opal?
Ranking 820th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Opal is less frequently given.Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #81 was reached in 1911.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 2,847 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Opal in any given year was 5 in 1880.
Approximately during the years 1880-1907, 1908-1916, 1999-2006, and 2009-2017, the name Opal took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1926-1937, 1938-1941, 1942-1950, 1955-1958, 1986-1989, and 1992-1995.
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
How popular will Opal be?
For a number of years, the name Opal has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Opal has risen significantly.
The name Opal still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Opal (Girl) | Opal (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 329 | 820 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 321 | 846 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 260 | 1,016 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 233 | 1,110 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 183 | 1,303 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 125 | 1,683 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 105 | 1,908 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 93 | 2,081 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 82 | 2,333 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 77 | 2,480 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 87 | 2,263 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 69 | 2,672 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 79 | 2,388 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 42 | 3,565 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 60 | 2,731 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 39 | 3,640 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 38 | 3,577 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 36 | 3,687 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 32 | 3,956 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 24 | 4,693 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 39 | 3,208 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 35 | 3,344 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 27 | 4,024 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 20 | 4,969 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 29 | 3,760 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 34 | 3,335 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 29 | 3,753 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 31 | 3,515 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 36 | 3,130 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 37 | 2,971 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 48 | 2,318 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 53 | 2,088 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 55 | 1,997 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 49 | 2,161 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 49 | 2,071 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 52 | 1,984 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 56 | 1,912 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 63 | 1,779 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 64 | 1,743 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 78 | 1,514 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 70 | 1,565 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 64 | 1,651 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 82 | 1,326 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 65 | 1,556 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 73 | 1,410 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 63 | 1,507 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 64 | 1,499 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 80 | 1,345 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 65 | 1,522 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 71 | 1,366 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 74 | 1,288 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 74 | 1,250 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 72 | 1,280 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 87 | 1,140 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 88 | 1,178 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 97 | 1,110 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 99 | 1,096 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 101 | 1,093 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 134 | 918 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 118 | 973 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 113 | 980 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 156 | 810 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 151 | 809 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 185 | 690 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 170 | 708 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 193 | 643 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 201 | 623 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 217 | 582 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 206 | 588 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 271 | 488 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 261 | 507 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 356 | 432 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 330 | 424 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 337 | 383 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 400 | 343 | 5 | 3,782 |
| 1943 | | 436 | 341 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 447 | 327 | 6 | 3,464 |
| 1941 | | 434 | 316 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 521 | 273 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 557 | 263 | 8 | 2,758 |
| 1938 | | 579 | 263 | 12 | 2,152 |
| 1937 | | 619 | 254 | 10 | 2,436 |
| 1936 | | 707 | 231 | 13 | 2,038 |
| 1935 | | 776 | 219 | 10 | 2,494 |
| 1934 | | 893 | 199 | 14 | 1,996 |
| 1933 | | 931 | 182 | 5 | 4,019 |
| 1932 | | 1,052 | 179 | 17 | 1,832 |
| 1931 | | 1,087 | 171 | 17 | 1,819 |
| 1930 | | 1,328 | 156 | 13 | 2,266 |
| 1929 | | 1,452 | 150 | 18 | 1,844 |
| 1928 | | 1,591 | 146 | 27 | 1,441 |
| 1927 | | 1,738 | 141 | 21 | 1,734 |
| 1926 | | 2,027 | 130 | 23 | 1,601 |
| 1925 | | 2,108 | 129 | 23 | 1,616 |
| 1924 | | 2,284 | 120 | 25 | 1,560 |
| 1923 | | 2,365 | 113 | 26 | 1,486 |
| 1922 | | 2,562 | 108 | 31 | 1,326 |
| 1921 | | 2,713 | 103 | 30 | 1,382 |
| 1920 | | 2,702 | 101 | 31 | 1,314 |
| 1919 | | 2,652 | 98 | 25 | 1,474 |
| 1918 | | 2,847 | 94 | 39 | 1,106 |
| 1917 | | 2,541 | 95 | 31 | 1,233 |
| 1916 | | 2,636 | 91 | 36 | 1,092 |
| 1915 | | 2,482 | 90 | 28 | 1,257 |
| 1914 | | 1,893 | 89 | 25 | 1,181 |
| 1913 | | 1,629 | 86 | 22 | 1,099 |
| 1912 | | 1,465 | 85 | 20 | 1,050 |
| 1911 | | 1,190 | 81 | 15 | 885 |
| 1910 | | 1,051 | 87 | 15 | 811 |
| 1909 | | 1,028 | 82 | 8 | 1,136 |
| 1908 | | 955 | 84 | 10 | 931 |
| 1907 | | 889 | 86 | 11 | 849 |
| 1906 | | 718 | 95 | 9 | 904 |
| 1905 | | 702 | 99 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 621 | 100 | 6 | 1,171 |
| 1903 | | 542 | 106 | 6 | 1,097 |
| 1902 | | 498 | 117 | 8 | 910 |
| 1901 | | 406 | 126 | 7 | 919 |
| 1900 | | 432 | 140 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 278 | 162 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 262 | 178 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 230 | 182 | 5 | 1,186 |
| 1896 | | 186 | 205 | 7 | 955 |
| 1895 | | 158 | 216 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 164 | 209 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 123 | 236 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 107 | 256 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 78 | 286 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 80 | 281 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 67 | 297 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 52 | 334 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 40 | 341 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 28 | 411 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 31 | 371 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 28 | 382 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 16 | 495 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 13 | 525 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 14 | 467 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 5 | 912 | < 5 | -- |