Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Opal

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Opal
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

2,847

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

75.6%

2024

694

All-time

72,794

Opal is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 2,847 girls were named Opal.

In 2024, only 694 girls were given the name.

All told, about 72,794 Americans have been named Opal and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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