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 1996 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 645 babies (rank #73 that year). In 2024 it was given to 645 girls (rank #73). 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.

3,369
Total babies (all years)
24
Years in the data
645
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
199617#1,148
199722#972
199828#812
199927#835
200032#744
200126#888
200217#1,230
200318#1,254
200437#769
200540#743
200650#646
200759#607
200868#567
200999#423
201071#565
2011108#413
2012115#406
2013152#309
2014141#327
2015197#254
2016177#284
2022603#81
2023620#74
2024645#73