How Many People Are Named Ople?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Ople. It is predominantly female (93.7%). The average bearer is 93 years old, and Ople peaked in popularity in 1922 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ople 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 Ople paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 93, Ople is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1943.
- Ople is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.7% confidence
Average Age
93
years old
Peak Year
1922
23 births
Total Registered
303
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ople
Ople is predominantly female (93.7%), though 19 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ople as a male name
Ranked #3,179 in 1922
9 male births in 1922
Peak: 1922 (9 births)
Ople as a female name
Ranked #5,073 in 1944
5 female births in 1944
Peak: 1920 (18 births)
Ople: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ople span from the 1900s to the 1940s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 123 babies were registered. Ople has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ople by Decade
How has Ople 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.
Ople by State
Ople + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Ople
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Ople: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ople?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Ople 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Ople a common name?
Ople is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 303 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ople most popular?
Ople reached peak popularity in 1922, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ople is approximately 93 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ople a female name?
Ople is predominantly female. 93.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ople Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ople Smith, Ople Johnson, Ople 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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