How Many People Are Named Opaline?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Opaline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Opaline peaked in popularity in 1931 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Opaline 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 Opaline paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Opaline is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1931
21 births
Total Registered
202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Opaline
Opaline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 202 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Opaline as a female name
Ranked #13,111 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1931 (21 births)
Opaline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Opaline span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 83 babies were registered. Opaline has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Opaline by Decade
How has Opaline 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.
Opaline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Opaline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Opaline
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Opaline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Opaline?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Opaline 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 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Opaline a common name?
Opaline is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Opaline most popular?
Opaline reached peak popularity in 1931, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Opaline is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Opaline a female name?
Opaline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Opaline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Opaline Smith, Opaline Johnson, Opaline 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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