How Many People Are Named Ofelia?
An estimated 5,432 people in the United States have the first name Ofelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Ofelia peaked in popularity in 1929 with 154 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ofelia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ofelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,432
About 1 in 63,099 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1929
154 births
Total Registered
8,910
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ofelia
Ofelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,910 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Ofelia as a male name
Ranked #3,885 in 1937
5 male births in 1937
Peak: 1937 (5 births)
Ofelia as a female name
Ranked #1,902 in 2024
105 female births in 2024
Peak: 1929 (154 births)
Ofelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ofelia span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,109 babies were registered. While Ofelia is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ofelia by Decade
How has Ofelia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ofelia by State
Birth registrations for Ofelia span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in New York, Colorado, Washington. On average, about 774 Ofelias were registered per state.
Ofelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ofelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ofelia
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Ofelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ofelia?
We estimate approximately 5,432 people named Ofelia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 63,099 Americans share this first name.
Is Ofelia a common name?
Ofelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,910 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ofelia most popular?
Ofelia reached peak popularity in 1929, when 154 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ofelia is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ofelia a female name?
Ofelia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ofelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ofelia Smith, Ofelia Johnson, Ofelia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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