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Ophelia

Girl

Meaning of Ophelia: Greek: 'help'

Ophelia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 263rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 73rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#263

1,183 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#73

645 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

25,785

First recorded 1880 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 35 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 30 babies1985: 35 babies1986: 45 babies1987: 25 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 27 babies19901991: 24 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 25 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 47 babies2007: 66 babies2008: 101 babies2009: 76 babies2010: 96 babies20102011: 109 babies2012: 139 babies2013: 185 babies2014: 226 babies2015: 276 babies2016: 533 babies2017: 765 babies2018: 839 babies2019: 813 babies2020: 794 babies20202021: 1,014 babies2022: 1,169 babies2023: 1,177 babies2024: 1,223 babies2025: 1,183 babies
US babies named Ophelia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,223.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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