How Many People Are Named Oprah?
An estimated 95 people in the United States have the first name Oprah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Oprah peaked in popularity in 1987 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oprah 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 Oprah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Oprah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
95
About 1 in 3,607,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1987
37 births
Total Registered
99
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oprah
Oprah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 99 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oprah as a female name
Ranked #15,078 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1987 (37 births)
Oprah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oprah span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 73 babies were registered. Oprah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oprah by Decade
How has Oprah 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.
Oprah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oprah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oprah
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oprah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oprah?
We estimate approximately 95 people named Oprah 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 3,607,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Oprah a common name?
Oprah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 99 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oprah most popular?
Oprah reached peak popularity in 1987, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oprah is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oprah a female name?
Oprah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oprah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oprah Smith, Oprah Johnson, Oprah 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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