Opal
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning gemstone; the precious stone opal.
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 |
Opal by the numbers
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.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 2,847 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1910, about 1 in 400 American girls born that year was called Opal.
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Opal, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Opal, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Opal
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