Girl name#1,512 of girl names
Ofelia
Pronounced OW0 F EY1 L IY0 AH0 (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 1929
- 125 years in use
How popular is Ofelia?
Ofelia is a girls' name, and first appears in 1900. It has been given to 8,910 children — the 1,512th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1929, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1929, when 154 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- OW0 F EY1 L IY0 AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 0100
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ofelia
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ofelia
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ofelia?
- Ofelia ranks 1,512th among girls' names in US records, with 8,910 births since 1900. Over the past decade it accounts for 792.
- Is Ofelia a unisex name?
- No. Ofelia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ofelia most popular?
- 1929, when 154 children were given the name. It has been in use for 125 years and is still recorded as of 2024.