Opal

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Opal is a primarily feminine given name derived from the name of the gemstone opal. The gemstone is the birthstone for October. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit upala, which means 'jewel'. It came into use along with other gemstone names during the late Victorian era.

From Wikipedia

Opal first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 2,847 babies (rank #94 that year). In 2024 it was given to 694 girls (rank #450). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Opal

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

73,512

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,847

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#912
1881	14	#467
1882	13	#525
1883	16	#495
1884	28	#382
1885	31	#371
1886	28	#411
1887	40	#341
1888	52	#334
1889	67	#297
1890	80	#281
1891	78	#286
1892	107	#256
1893	123	#236
1894	164	#209
1895	158	#216
1896	186	#205
1897	230	#182
1898	262	#178
1899	278	#162
1900	432	#140
1901	406	#126
1902	498	#117
1903	542	#106
1904	621	#100
1905	702	#99
1906	718	#95
1907	889	#86
1908	955	#84
1909	1,028	#82
1910	1,051	#87
1911	1,190	#81
1912	1,465	#85
1913	1,629	#86
1914	1,893	#89
1915	2,482	#90
1916	2,636	#91
1917	2,541	#95
1918	2,847	#94
1919	2,652	#98
1920	2,702	#101
1921	2,713	#103
1922	2,562	#108
1923	2,365	#113
1924	2,284	#120
1925	2,108	#129
1926	2,027	#130
1927	1,738	#141
1928	1,591	#146
1929	1,452	#150
1930	1,327	#156
1931	1,088	#171
1932	1,052	#179
1933	931	#182
1934	892	#199
1935	777	#219
1936	706	#231
1937	620	#254
1938	579	#263
1939	557	#263
1940	521	#273
1941	434	#315
1942	447	#327
1943	436	#341
1944	400	#343
1945	337	#383
1946	330	#424
1947	356	#432
1948	260	#507
1949	271	#488
1950	207	#585
1951	217	#582
1952	201	#623
1953	193	#643
1954	170	#708
1955	186	#687
1956	152	#808
1957	155	#816
1958	113	#980
1959	118	#975
1960	133	#923
1961	102	#1,089
1962	99	#1,095
1963	97	#1,110
1964	88	#1,179
1965	87	#1,141
1966	72	#1,281
1967	74	#1,250
1968	74	#1,287
1969	71	#1,367
1970	65	#1,524
1971	80	#1,344
1972	64	#1,500
1973	63	#1,505
1974	73	#1,410
1975	65	#1,555
1976	82	#1,326
1977	64	#1,652
1978	70	#1,565
1979	78	#1,512
1980	64	#1,744
1981	63	#1,780
1982	56	#1,914
1983	52	#1,986
1984	49	#2,072
1985	49	#2,160
1986	55	#1,997
1987	53	#2,089
1988	49	#2,287
1989	37	#2,971
1990	36	#3,131
1991	31	#3,514
1992	29	#3,754
1993	34	#3,335
1994	29	#3,761
1995	20	#4,969
1996	27	#4,024
1997	35	#3,348
1998	39	#3,209
1999	24	#4,693
2000	32	#3,959
2001	36	#3,687
2002	38	#3,577
2003	39	#3,641
2004	60	#2,732
2005	42	#3,569
2006	79	#2,389
2007	69	#2,674
2008	87	#2,264
2009	77	#2,480
2010	82	#2,336
2011	93	#2,084
2012	105	#1,909
2013	125	#1,686
2014	183	#1,304
2015	233	#1,110
2016	261	#1,016
2017	321	#848
2018	337	#809
2019	427	#682
2020	445	#649
2021	561	#545
2022	595	#525
2023	629	#486
2024	694	#450