How Many People Are Named Ophelia?
An estimated 13,208 people in the United States have the first name Ophelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Ophelia peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,215 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ophelia 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 Ophelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,208
About 1 in 25,951 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,215 births
Total Registered
24,590
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ophelia
Ophelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 24,590 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Ophelia as a male name
Ranked #4,638 in 1927
5 male births in 1927
Peak: 1915 (5 births)
Ophelia as a female name
Ranked #261 in 2024
1,215 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,215 births)
Ophelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ophelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 5,365 babies were registered. Ophelia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ophelia by Decade
How has Ophelia 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.
Ophelia by State
Birth registrations for Ophelia span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island. On average, about 367 Ophelias were registered per state.
Ophelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ophelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ophelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ophelia?
We estimate approximately 13,208 people named Ophelia 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 25,951 Americans share this first name.
Is Ophelia a common name?
Ophelia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24,590 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ophelia most popular?
Ophelia reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,215 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ophelia is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ophelia a female name?
Ophelia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ophelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ophelia Smith, Ophelia Johnson, Ophelia 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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