Opal
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning gemstone; the precious stone opal.
Babies a year
63
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#423
up from #450
UK popularity
#622
63 babies · down from #526
How Opal has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #848 |
| 2018 | #810 |
| 2019 | #680 |
| 2020 | #651 |
| 2021 | #546 |
| 2022 | #525 |
| 2023 | #488 |
| 2024 | #450 |
| 2025 | #423 |
In 2025, 63 babies in England and Wales were named Opal. In the US, 317 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,847 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Opal was most common in 1910, when it went to 0.25% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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