Girls name
Opal
Opal is a girls' name given to 60,821 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1918 with 2,836 births. It has appeared in 46 states, and reached its highest rank of 7th among girls names in Oklahoma in 1910.
Which states favor Opal
Opal by state
Top states by all-time births named Opal. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 6,595 | #738 (2025) |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 5,305 | #261 (2025) |
| 3 | Kentucky | 4,970 | #242 (2025) |
| 4 | Missouri | 4,255 | #253 (2025) |
| 5 | Arkansas | 3,464 | #161 (2025) |
| 6 | Tennessee | 3,119 | #278 (2025) |
| 7 | West Virginia | 3,091 | #200 (2025) |
| 8 | Ohio | 2,650 | #370 (2025) |
| 9 | Alabama | 2,357 | #358 (2025) |
| 10 | Illinois | 2,346 | #564 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 2,008 | #304 (2025) |
| 12 | Kansas | 1,978 | — |
| 13 | Georgia | 1,909 | — |
| 14 | North Carolina | 1,661 | — |
| 15 | Iowa | 1,570 | — |
| 16 | California | 1,300 | — |
| 17 | Virginia | 1,201 | — |
| 18 | Mississippi | 1,185 | — |
| 19 | Nebraska | 1,124 | — |
| 20 | Louisiana | 950 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).