girl's name

Oprah

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 191

Oprah is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2007 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1987, when 37 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1986.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Oprah over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00
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Births named Oprah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 73
1990s 8
2000s (to 2007) 18

How popular is Oprah?

In 2007, Oprah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Oprah is used

France #3,393 10 in 2024
England & Wales #7,337 3 in 2014
United States #15,363 7 in 2007

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Oprah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Oprah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oprah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Oprah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oprah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Oprah

How popular is the name Oprah?

In 2007, Oprah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Oprah a girl's or a boy's name?

Oprah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Oprah?

Oprah has 2 syllables.

When was Oprah most popular?

Oprah peaked in 1987, when 37 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.