Opie
Boy name · #3761 in 2025 · Uniqueness 90/100
Opie is currently the #3761 boy name in the United States — 29 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5999, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 62,069 boys born in 2025 was named Opie.
The 121-year story
Opie first appears in the Social Security records in 1904, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 50 babies and a rank of #2648. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Opie per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Opie in class?
Opie scores 90 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Opie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Opie is most common
State-level data for Opie is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Opie
Statistically, parents drawn to Opie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Auggie, Kree, Mase, Albie, and Cree.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Opie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3757 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3161 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3117 |
| 2022 | 50 | #2648 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2972 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2689 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3426 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3793 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4746 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3596 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5999 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5733 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6241 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10770 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5123 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5587 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5101 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4724 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3935 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3044 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3305 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2900 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3886 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3066 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3690 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Opie a popular boy name?
Opie ranked #3761 among boys in 2025 with 29 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5999.
When was the name Opie most popular?
Opie peaked in 2022, when 50 American boys received the name (ranked #2648 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Opie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 62,069 newborn American boys was named Opie. It scores 90/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.