Ophelia

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Ophelia is a feminine given name, probably derived from the Ancient Greek word แฝ ฯ†ฮญฮปฮตฮนฮฑ. The name is best known as a character from William Shakespeare's Hamlet who has a tragic end.

From Wikipedia

Ophelia first appears in the data in 1992 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 218 babies (rank #123 that year). In 2024 it was given to 202 girls (rank #132). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ophelia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ophelia yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,023
Total babies (all years)
28
Years in the data
218
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19925#2,727
19965#2,839
19988#1,981
19999#1,789
20016#2,528
20027#2,239
20039#1,869
200410#1,792
20059#1,994
200617#1,303
200730#856
200824#1,063
200928#933
201022#1,169
201121#1,173
201226#1,004
201343#664
201458#535
201573#457
2016120#268
2017155#192
2018159#182
2019151#189
2020183#140
2021218#123
2022210#117
2023215#117
2024202#132