How Many People Are Named Opel?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Opel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Opel peaked in popularity in 1924 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Opel 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 Opel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Opel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Opel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1924
15 births
Total Registered
277
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Opel
Opel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 277 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Opel as a female name
Ranked #8,162 in 1977
7 female births in 1977
Peak: 1924 (15 births)
Opel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Opel span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 109 babies were registered. Opel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Opel by Decade
How has Opel 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.
Opel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Opel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Opel
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Opel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Opel?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Opel 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 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Opel a common name?
Opel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 277 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Opel most popular?
Opel reached peak popularity in 1924, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Opel is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Opel a female name?
Opel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Opel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Opel Smith, Opel Johnson, Opel 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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