Opal

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Opal is a given name of Sanskrit, via Latin and English origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 73,512 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 72,794 as girls and 718 as boys. Opal gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #853 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	694
2023	629
2022	595
2021	561
2020	445
2019	427
2018	337
2017	321
2016	261
2015	233
2014	183
2013	125
2012	105
2011	93
2010	82
2009	77
2008	87
2007	69
2006	79
2005	42
2004	60
2003	39
2002	38
2001	36
2000	32
1999	24
1998	39
1997	35
1996	27
1995	20
1994	29
1993	34
1992	29
1991	31
1990	36
1989	37
1988	49
1987	53
1986	55
1985	49
1984	49
1983	52
1982	56
1981	63
1980	64
1979	78
1978	70
1977	64
1976	82
1975	65
1974	73
1973	63
1972	64
1971	80
1970	65
1969	71
1968	74
1967	74
1966	72
1965	87
1964	88
1963	97
1962	99
1961	102
1960	133
1959	118
1958	113
1957	155
1956	152
1955	186
1954	170
1953	193
1952	201
1951	217
1950	207
1949	271
1948	260
1947	356
1946	330
1945	337
1944	405
1943	436
1942	453
1941	434
1940	521
1939	565
1938	591
1937	630
1936	719
1935	787
1934	906
1933	936
1932	1,069
1931	1,105
1930	1,340
1929	1,470
1928	1,618
1927	1,759
1926	2,050
1925	2,131
1924	2,309
1923	2,391
1922	2,593
1921	2,743
1920	2,733
1919	2,677
1918	2,886
1917	2,572
1916	2,672
1915	2,510
1914	1,918
1913	1,651
1912	1,485
1911	1,205
1910	1,066
1909	1,036
1908	965
1907	900
1906	727
1905	702
1904	627
1903	548
1902	506
1901	413
1900	432
1899	278
1898	262
1897	235
1896	193
1895	158
1894	164
1893	123
1892	107
1891	78
1890	80
1889	67
1888	52
1887	40
1886	28
1885	31
1884	28
1883	16
1882	13
1881	14
1880	5