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How popular is the name Ophelia?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ophelias are alive today.
Ophelia (female) is currently the 73rd most popular girls' name in England and Wales, with 645 babies given the name in 2024. It has risen strongly over the past decade.
The Ophelia you are most likely to meet is around 3 years old. Half of all Ophelias born in England and Wales are between 3 and 11, and there are at least 5,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 1.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Ophelia.
How many babies are named Ophelia each year?
Where does Ophelia rank among girls' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Ophelia most popular?
Ophelia peaked in 2024, when 645 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Ophelia?
At least 5,000 people named Ophelia born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Ophelia?
Most living Ophelias are between 3 and 11; the most common age is about 3.
Is Ophelia becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.