NameTides

Ofelia

Ofelia was the #2,139 girls' name in the US in 2025 (87 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales.

Ofelia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ofelia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Ofelia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,139 (87)#3,705 (6)—
2024#1,895 (105)#4,844 (4)#1,710 (13)
2023#2,588 (68)#4,057 (5)#1,774 (12)
2022#2,253 (83)#2,889 (8)—
2021#2,057 (93)#2,341 (11)#1,876 (11)
2020#2,135 (85)#2,615 (9)#2,343 (8)
2019#2,305 (78)#2,869 (8)#2,025 (10)
2018#2,419 (74)#3,985 (5)#2,892 (6)
2017#2,320 (79)#2,925 (8)#1,901 (11)
2016#2,560 (69)#4,763 (4)—
2015#2,964 (58)#2,945 (8)#2,599 (7)
2014#3,486 (45)#4,684 (4)—
2013#3,404 (46)#3,160 (7)—
2012#4,216 (35)#3,681 (6)—
2011#3,303 (49)#3,185 (7)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1934 at #533.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1900.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ofelia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ofelia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,615TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ofelia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OfeliaCanadaGirls—too few
OfeliaEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
OfeliaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
OfeliaUSGirls#2,13987
OfeliaUSBoys—too few