Opal Popularity by Year
Follow Opal across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Opal birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 740 | #423 | Up 26 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 696 | #449 | Up 36 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 631 | #485 | Up 39 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 595 | #524 | Up 21 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 562 | #545 | Up 103 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 445 | #648 | Up 32 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 427 | #680 | Up 127 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 337 | #807 | Up 40 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 321 | #847 | Up 165 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 261 | #1,012 | Up 98 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 233 | #1,110 | Up 191 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 183 | #1,301 | Up 383 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 125 | #1,684 | Up 220 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 105 | #1,904 | Up 169 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 93 | #2,073 | Up 240 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 82 | #2,313 | Up 152 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 77 | #2,465 | Down 212 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 87 | #2,253 | Up 394 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 69 | #2,647 | Down 272 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 79 | #2,375 | Up 1,134 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 42 | #3,509 | Down 798 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 60 | #2,711 | Up 879 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 39 | #3,590 | Down 67 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 38 | #3,523 | Up 108 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 36 | #3,631 | Up 255 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 32 | #3,886 | Up 690 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 24 | #4,576 | Down 1,403 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 39 | #3,173 | Up 129 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 35 | #3,302 | Up 640 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 27 | #3,942 | Up 904 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 20 | #4,846 | Down 1,142 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 29 | #3,704 | Down 414 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 34 | #3,290 | Up 390 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 29 | #3,680 | Down 237 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 31 | #3,443 | Down 365 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 36 | #3,078 | Down 147 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 37 | #2,931 | Down 657 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 49 | #2,274 | Down 209 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 53 | #2,065 | Down 85 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 55 | #1,980 | Up 157 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 49 | #2,137 | Down 87 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 49 | #2,050 | Down 89 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 52 | #1,961 | Down 61 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 56 | #1,900 | Down 133 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 63 | #1,767 | Down 32 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 64 | #1,735 | Down 232 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 78 | #1,503 | Up 55 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 70 | #1,558 | Up 79 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 64 | #1,637 | Down 321 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 82 | #1,316 | Up 228 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 65 | #1,544 | Down 145 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 73 | #1,399 | Up 97 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 63 | #1,496 | Down 8 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 64 | #1,488 | Down 152 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 80 | #1,336 | Up 182 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 65 | #1,518 | Down 163 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 71 | #1,355 | Down 76 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 74 | #1,279 | Down 40 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 74 | #1,239 | Up 34 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 72 | #1,273 | Down 138 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 87 | #1,135 | Up 37 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 88 | #1,172 | Down 68 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 97 | #1,104 | Down 14 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 99 | #1,090 | Down 7 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 102 | #1,083 | Down 163 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 133 | #920 | Up 51 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 118 | #971 | Up 2 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 113 | #973 | Down 161 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 155 | #812 | Down 6 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 152 | #806 | Down 119 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 186 | #687 | Up 21 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 170 | #708 | Down 65 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 193 | #643 | Down 23 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 201 | #620 | Down 40 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 217 | #580 | Up 4 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 207 | #584 | Down 97 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 271 | #487 | Up 20 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 260 | #507 | Down 76 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 356 | #431 | Down 7 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 330 | #424 | Down 41 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 337 | #383 | Down 40 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 5 | #3,430 | Down 218 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 400 | #343 | Down 2 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 436 | #341 | Down 14 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 6 | #3,212 | Down 603 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 447 | #327 | Down 12 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 434 | #315 | Down 42 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 521 | #273 | Down 11 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 8 | #2,609 | Down 525 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 557 | #262 | Up 1 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 12 | #2,084 | Up 248 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 579 | #263 | Down 9 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 10 | #2,332 | Down 368 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 620 | #254 | Down 23 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 13 | #1,964 | Up 432 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 706 | #231 | Down 12 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 10 | #2,396 | Down 464 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 777 | #219 | Down 20 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 14 | #1,932 | Up 1,710 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 892 | #199 | Down 17 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 5 | #3,642 | Down 1,865 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 931 | #182 | Down 3 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 17 | #1,777 | Down 7 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 1,052 | #179 | Down 8 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 17 | #1,770 | Up 408 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 1,088 | #171 | Down 15 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 13 | #2,178 | Down 385 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 1,327 | #156 | Down 6 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 18 | #1,793 | Down 380 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 1,452 | #150 | Down 4 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 27 | #1,413 | Up 279 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 1,591 | #146 | Down 5 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 21 | #1,692 | Down 127 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 1,738 | #141 | Down 12 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 23 | #1,565 | Up 18 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 2,027 | #129 | No rank change |
| 1925 | Boys | 23 | #1,583 | Down 51 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 2,108 | #129 | Down 9 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 25 | #1,532 | Down 72 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 2,284 | #120 | Down 7 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 26 | #1,460 | Down 152 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 2,365 | #113 | Down 5 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 31 | #1,308 | Up 52 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 2,562 | #108 | Down 5 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 30 | #1,360 | Down 60 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 2,713 | #103 | Down 2 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 31 | #1,300 | Up 149 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 2,702 | #101 | Down 3 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 25 | #1,449 | Down 355 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 2,652 | #98 | Down 4 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 39 | #1,094 | Up 128 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 2,847 | #94 | Up 1 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 31 | #1,222 | Down 150 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 2,541 | #95 | Down 4 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 36 | #1,072 | Up 169 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 2,636 | #91 | Down 1 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 28 | #1,241 | Down 88 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 2,482 | #90 | Down 1 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 25 | #1,153 | Down 78 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 1,893 | #89 | Down 3 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 22 | #1,075 | Down 52 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 1,629 | #86 | Down 1 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 20 | #1,023 | Down 167 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 1,465 | #85 | Down 4 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 15 | #856 | Down 74 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 1,190 | #81 | Up 6 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 15 | #782 | Up 301 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 1,051 | #87 | Down 5 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 8 | #1,083 | Down 206 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 1,028 | #82 | Up 2 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 10 | #877 | Down 62 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 955 | #84 | Up 2 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 11 | #815 | Up 37 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 889 | #86 | Up 9 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 9 | #852 | Up 212 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 718 | #95 | Up 4 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 702 | #99 | Up 1 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 6 | #1,064 | Down 55 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 621 | #100 | Up 6 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 6 | #1,009 | Down 147 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 542 | #106 | Up 11 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 8 | #862 | Down 4 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 498 | #117 | Up 8 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 7 | #858 | Up 199 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 406 | #125 | Up 15 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 432 | #140 | Up 21 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 278 | #161 | Up 16 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 262 | #177 | Up 5 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 5 | #1,057 | Down 157 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 230 | #182 | Up 22 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 7 | #900 | — |
| 1896 | Girls | 186 | #204 | Up 12 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 158 | #216 | Down 7 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 164 | #209 | Up 27 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 123 | #236 | Up 19 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 107 | #255 | Up 27 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 78 | #282 | Down 2 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 80 | #280 | Up 14 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 67 | #294 | Up 39 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 52 | #333 | Up 4 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 40 | #337 | Up 69 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 28 | #406 | Down 41 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 31 | #365 | Up 12 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 28 | #377 | Up 103 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 16 | #480 | Up 27 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 13 | #507 | Down 60 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 14 | #447 | Up 389 places |
| 1880 | Girls | 5 | #836 | — |