Ophelia
How to say it: oh-FEEL-yuh · /oʊˈfiliə/
From Greek 'ophelia' meaning 'help' or 'benefit'; widely known from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Ophelia was the 271st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 1,183 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, 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 | 1,183 |
| Share of births | 1 in 2,610 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×3.8 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #206 |
| In France, 2025 | #518 among girls’ names, 65 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Climbing through recent years, Ophelia has found its best showing in the 2020s. Resting at its high point now, it looks set to keep rising.
What goes with it
Soft and breathy with a gentle literary air, it moves gracefully. Viola would sit nearby in style.
Middle names that flow with Ophelia →
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Nicknames
- Ophie
- Fia
- Effie
Other spellings
Honouring a Ophelia in the family
- Fiapet form
- Effiepet form
- Ofeliaequivalent
- Ophélieequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ophelia is about 1 in 109.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German, Greek.
In France: #518 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #81.
Famous people named Ophelia
- Ophelia Lovibond (born 1986)English actress
- Ophelia Hayford (born 1973)Ghanaian politician
- Ophelia Pastrana (born 1982)Colombian-Mexican YouTuber
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Ophelia, tragic heroine of Shakespeare's Hamlet who goes mad and drowns.
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