Opha
- Last seen for girls in 1942 at #4,622
- Last seen for boys in 1918 at #3,368
- Given to girls 97.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1887 · 8 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 427since 1887
Opha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Opha has never cracked the top 800 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | — | |
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| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | — | |
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| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,101 | 12 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
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| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
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First appearance
1887
The first year at least five girls were named Opha! It came in at #860, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1892, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Opha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Opha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Opha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1942
- Biggest jump: 282 spots in 1897
- Biggest drop: 571 spots in 1898
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1887 at #860 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1887–1888
Share of babies · girls
1 in 18,248
- Highest: 1 in 18,248 girls born in 1887 were named Opha (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 270,144 girls born in 1942 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 25.5% of all girls named Opha (109) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #860 (1887) | #910 |
| 1890s | 61 | #931 (1897) | #1,259 |
| 1900s | 98 | #1,093 (1905) | #1,249 |
| 1910s | 109 | #1,883 (1913) | #2,262 |
| 1920s | 109 | #2,282 (1921) | #3,054 |
| 1930s | 29 | #3,345 (1930) | #4,023 |
| 1940s | 5 | #4,622 (1942) | #4,622 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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