unisex name
Opie
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 955
Opie is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 10% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1889.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Opie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1900s | 17 |
| 1910s | 136 |
| 1920s | 117 |
| 1930s | 42 |
| 1940s | 24 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 21 |
| 2010s | 159 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 243 |
How popular is Opie?
In 2025, Opie was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Opie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Opie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Opie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Opie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Opie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Opie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Opie
How popular is the name Opie?
In 2025, Opie was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Opie a girl's or a boy's name?
Opie is used for both girls and boys. About 10% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Opie?
Opie has 2 syllables.
When was Opie most popular?
Opie peaked in 2022, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Opie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Opie currently ranks #2,704 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.