Ophelia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning help, benefit.
How Ophelia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #979 |
| 2016 | #583 |
| 2017 | #417 |
| 2018 | #373 |
| 2019 | #385 |
| 2020 | #391 |
| 2021 | #321 |
| 2022 | #272 |
| 2023 | #267 |
| 2024 | #261 |
| 2025 | #264 |
Ophelia by the numbers
In 2025, 578 babies in England and Wales were named Ophelia. In the US, 760 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1900, about 1 in 2,100 American girls born that year was called Ophelia.
Names that come from Ophelia
Forms of Ophelia in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ophelia-Rosehelp; a form of Ophelia combined with rose13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ophelia-Gracehelp; compound of Ophelia and Grace6 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ophelia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a helper
Like Ophelia, each of these has a helper in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ezrahelp, helper1,300 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Paigeyoung servant or attendant1,695 in the US (2017)
- Codyhelpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh504 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aydahelper or aid; a form of Aida165 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ophelia
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