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The opal gemstone, in the English jewel-name tradition.
The exact given-name entry explicitly identifies the precious-stone source and nineteenth-century English name use. The separate Australian fuel-brand sense is excluded. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=opal&oldid=94619307.
English gemstone word-name, documented from the nineteenth century.
The exact Opal entry explicitly documents male and female given-name use from the precious stone. This is the immediate naming tradition, not a claim that the word itself originated in English. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=opal&oldid=94619307.
/ˈəʊpəl/; /ˈoʊpəl/
English word-name reading: UK and U.S. respectively. The exact Opal given-name definition explicitly identifies the gemstone, and the English lexical opal entry supplies these full readings. The unrelated fuel-brand sense is not the naming evidence. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Opal&oldid=93952619.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 29 · preliminary | 935 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 63 | 622 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 4 | 632 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 740 | 423 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 1944 | Boys | 5 | 3430 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact given-name entry explicitly identifies the precious-stone source and nineteenth-century English name use. The separate Australian fuel-brand sense is excluded. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=opal&oldid=94619307. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Opal entry explicitly documents male and female given-name use from the precious stone. This is the immediate naming tradition, not a claim that the word itself originated in English. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=opal&oldid=94619307. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Checked against cited source
English word-name reading: UK and U.S. respectively. The exact Opal given-name definition explicitly identifies the gemstone, and the English lexical opal entry supplies these full readings. The unrelated fuel-brand sense is not the naming evidence. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Opal&oldid=93952619. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
