Opal
Girl · OH-pal · Sanskrit
Opal is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “precious stone”. In 2025 it ranked 626th for girls in the UK (67 babies) and 423rd for girls in the US (740 babies).
What does Opal mean?
Sanskrit: gemstone name, probably from upala via Greek and Latin
“precious stone”
Opal is the traditional birthstone for October, prized for its shimmering play of colour.
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Is Opal a girl's or a boy's name?
Opal is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 67 girls in the UK and 740 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Opal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #626among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 67about 1 in 4,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 237% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 67 girls in the UK were named Opal, making it the 626th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 77 girls.
Half of all the girls named Opal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 622nd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Opal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #626 |
| 2024 | 77 | #554 |
| 2023 | 68 | #609 |
| 2022 | 60 | #680 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,162 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,531 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Opal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #423among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 740about 1 in 2,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 740 girls in the US were named Opal, making it the 423rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 648th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 2,847 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 16 years. 2025 had more girls named Opal than any year since 1935.
Half of all the girls named Opal in the US since 1880 were born between 1915 and 1934, the years shaded on the chart below.
Opal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 740 | #423 |
| 2024 | 696 | #449 |
| 2023 | 631 | #485 |
| 2022 | 595 | #524 |
| 2021 | 562 | #545 |
| 2020 | 445 | #648 |
| 2019 | 427 | #680 |
| 2018 | 337 | #807 |
| 2017 | 321 | #847 |
| 2016 | 261 | #1,012 |
| 2015 | 233 | #1,110 |
| 2014 | 183 | #1,301 |
| 2013 | 125 | #1,684 |
| 2012 | 105 | #1,904 |
| 2011 | 93 | #2,073 |
| 2010 | 82 | #2,313 |
| 2009 | 77 | #2,464 |
| 2008 | 87 | #2,253 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,647 |
| 2006 | 79 | #2,375 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3,505 |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,707 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3,586 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 36 | #3,627 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 39 | #3,170 |
| 1997 | 35 | #3,299 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,437 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 37 | #2,925 |
| 1988 | 49 | #2,269 |
| 1987 | 53 | #2,064 |
| 1986 | 55 | #1,979 |
| 1985 | 49 | #2,136 |
| 1984 | 49 | #2,049 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,900 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,767 |
| 1980 | 64 | #1,735 |
| 1979 | 78 | #1,503 |
| 1978 | 70 | #1,558 |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,637 |
| 1976 | 82 | #1,316 |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,544 |
| 1974 | 73 | #1,399 |
| 1973 | 63 | #1,496 |
| 1972 | 64 | #1,488 |
| 1971 | 80 | #1,336 |
| 1970 | 65 | #1,518 |
| 1969 | 71 | #1,355 |
| 1968 | 74 | #1,279 |
| 1967 | 74 | #1,239 |
| 1966 | 72 | #1,273 |
| 1965 | 87 | #1,135 |
| 1964 | 88 | #1,172 |
| 1963 | 97 | #1,104 |
| 1962 | 99 | #1,090 |
| 1961 | 102 | #1,083 |
| 1960 | 133 | #920 |
| 1959 | 118 | #970 |
| 1958 | 113 | #972 |
| 1957 | 155 | #811 |
| 1956 | 152 | #805 |
| 1955 | 186 | #686 |
| 1954 | 170 | #707 |
| 1953 | 193 | #642 |
| 1952 | 201 | #619 |
| 1951 | 217 | #579 |
| 1950 | 207 | #583 |
| 1949 | 271 | #486 |
| 1948 | 260 | #506 |
| 1947 | 356 | #431 |
| 1946 | 330 | #424 |
| 1945 | 337 | #383 |
| 1944 | 400 | #343 |
| 1943 | 436 | #341 |
| 1942 | 447 | #327 |
| 1941 | 434 | #315 |
| 1940 | 521 | #273 |
| 1939 | 557 | #262 |
| 1938 | 579 | #263 |
| 1937 | 620 | #254 |
| 1936 | 706 | #231 |
| 1935 | 777 | #219 |
| 1934 | 892 | #199 |
| 1933 | 931 | #182 |
| 1932 | 1,052 | #179 |
| 1931 | 1,088 | #171 |
| 1930 | 1,327 | #156 |
| 1929 | 1,452 | #150 |
| 1928 | 1,591 | #146 |
| 1927 | 1,738 | #141 |
| 1926 | 2,027 | #129 |
| 1925 | 2,108 | #129 |
| 1924 | 2,284 | #120 |
| 1923 | 2,365 | #113 |
| 1922 | 2,562 | #108 |
| 1921 | 2,713 | #103 |
| 1920 | 2,702 | #101 |
| 1919 | 2,652 | #98 |
| 1918 | 2,847 | #94 |
| 1917 | 2,541 | #95 |
| 1916 | 2,636 | #91 |
| 1915 | 2,482 | #90 |
| 1914 | 1,893 | #89 |
| 1913 | 1,629 | #86 |
| 1912 | 1,465 | #85 |
| 1911 | 1,190 | #81 |
| 1910 | 1,051 | #87 |
| 1909 | 1,028 | #82 |
| 1908 | 955 | #84 |
| 1907 | 889 | #86 |
| 1906 | 718 | #95 |
| 1905 | 702 | #99 |
| 1904 | 621 | #100 |
| 1903 | 542 | #106 |
| 1902 | 498 | #117 |
| 1901 | 406 | #125 |
| 1900 | 432 | #140 |
| 1899 | 278 | #161 |
| 1898 | 262 | #177 |
| 1897 | 230 | #182 |
| 1896 | 186 | #204 |
| 1895 | 158 | #216 |
| 1894 | 164 | #209 |
| 1893 | 123 | #236 |
| 1892 | 107 | #255 |
| 1891 | 78 | #282 |
| 1890 | 80 | #280 |
| 1889 | 67 | #294 |
| 1888 | 52 | #333 |
| 1887 | 40 | #337 |
| 1886 | 28 | #406 |
| 1885 | 31 | #365 |
| 1884 | 28 | #377 |
| 1883 | 16 | #480 |
| 1882 | 13 | #507 |
| 1881 | 14 | #447 |
| 1880 | 5 | #836 |
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