Ofelia
How to say it: oh-FEEL-yuh · /oʊˈfilyə/
From Greek 'opheleia' meaning 'help' - Spanish/Italian form of Ophelia, famed from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Ofelia was the 271st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 87 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1930s, its births are up 3.8-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #206 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #271 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 87 |
| Share of births | 1 in 2,610 |
| Peak decade | 1930s |
| Change over 10 years | ×3.8 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #206 |
| In France, 2025 | #518 among girls’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ofelia peaked in the 1930s.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Ofi
- Lia
- Feli
Honouring a Ofelia in the family
- Liapet form
- Opheliaequivalent
- Ophélieequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ofelia is about 1 in 109.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #518 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Ofelia
- Ofelia Medina (born 1950)Mexican actress
- Ofelia Malinov (born 1996)Italian volleyball player
- Ofelia Hooper (1900–1981)Panamanian academic and poet
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Ofelia is the Spanish/Italian form of Ophelia, Shakespeare's tragic heroine of Hamlet who goes mad and drowns.
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