First Name OPAL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • OPAL is ranked as the 1000th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 35,164.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 11.03 people named OPAL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named OPAL is 17,369.
  • The SSA data also shows that OPAL is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.

First Names OPAL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 35,164 +/-1.9%
  • National Rank 1,000
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 11.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,369
  • National Rank 1,524
  • Percentile Rank 98.35%
  • Proportion/100k 5.45

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name OPAL is 78.4% White, 2.4% Hispanic origin, 15.8% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name OPAL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name OPAL is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English feminine given name
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name OPAL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.4% 63.9% 14.5%
Hispanic origin 2.4% 16.3% -13.9%
Black 15.8% 12.3% 3.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named OPAL is Texas where 4,773 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named OPAL, as 44.72 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • West Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names OPAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,138 8.83 98.0% Indiana 1,033 15.66 97.6% Iowa 607 19.55 97.4% Kansas 717 24.7 96.2% Michigan 856 8.63 98.6% Minnesota 357 6.54 97.1% Missouri 751 25.09 96.9% Nebraska 355 18.86 94.2% North Dakota 113 15.22 86.0% Ohio 1,734 14.95 98.3% South Dakota 80 9.33 82.6% Wisconsin 235 4.09 96.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name OPAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,138 8.83 98.0%
Indiana 1,033 15.66 97.6%
Iowa 607 19.55 97.4%
Kansas 717 24.7 96.2%
Michigan 856 8.63 98.6%
Minnesota 357 6.54 97.1%
Missouri 751 25.09 96.9%
Nebraska 355 18.86 94.2%
North Dakota 113 15.22 86.0%
Ohio 1,734 14.95 98.3%
South Dakota 80 9.33 82.6%
Wisconsin 235 4.09 96.2%
West State Statistics First-Names OPAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 67.5% Arizona 499 7.42 95.5% California 2,979 7.68 98.9% Colorado 432 8.07 95.7% Hawaii 36 2.54 84.0% Idaho 133 8.12 89.5% Montana 157 15.33 89.2% Nevada 174 6.14 92.2% New Mexico 128 6.14 88.3% Oregon 563 14.17 96.2% Utah 91 3.1 87.5% Washington 673 9.54 97.9% Wyoming 75 12.77 82.8%

West States
State stats for the first name OPAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 67.5%
Arizona 499 7.42 95.5%
California 2,979 7.68 98.9%
Colorado 432 8.07 95.7%
Hawaii 36 2.54 84.0%
Idaho 133 8.12 89.5%
Montana 157 15.33 89.2%
Nevada 174 6.14 92.2%
New Mexico 128 6.14 88.3%
Oregon 563 14.17 96.2%
Utah 91 3.1 87.5%
Washington 673 9.54 97.9%
Wyoming 75 12.77 82.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names OPAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 121 3.36 92.2% Maine 41 3.06 78.7% Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.7% New Hampshire 9 0.7 41.3% New Jersey 146 1.63 91.9% New York 433 2.19 97.2% Pennsylvania 344 2.69 96.1% Rhode Island 18 1.73 69.9% Vermont 4 0.63 39.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name OPAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 121 3.36 92.2%
Maine 41 3.06 78.7%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.7%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 41.3%
New Jersey 146 1.63 91.9%
New York 433 2.19 97.2%
Pennsylvania 344 2.69 96.1%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 69.9%
Vermont 4 0.63 39.7%
South State Statistics First-Names OPAL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,269 26.18 97.9% Arkansas 1,108 37.36 97.5% Delaware 18 1.9 84.8% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 71.9% Florida 1,739 8.74 98.9% Georgia 1,387 13.73 98.4% Kentucky 1,361 30.84 97.5% Louisiana 476 10.23 96.1% Maryland 212 3.54 95.6% Mississippi 751 25.09 96.9% North Carolina 1,467 14.75 98.7% Oklahoma 1,297 33.44 97.6% South Carolina 370 7.66 95.8% Tennessee 1,858 28.37 98.5% Texas 4,773 17.71 99.3% Virginia 700 8.41 97.5% West Virginia 827 44.72 95.7%

South States
State stats for the first name OPAL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,269 26.18 97.9%
Arkansas 1,108 37.36 97.5%
Delaware 18 1.9 84.8%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 71.9%
Florida 1,739 8.74 98.9%
Georgia 1,387 13.73 98.4%
Kentucky 1,361 30.84 97.5%
Louisiana 476 10.23 96.1%
Maryland 212 3.54 95.6%
Mississippi 751 25.09 96.9%
North Carolina 1,467 14.75 98.7%
Oklahoma 1,297 33.44 97.6%
South Carolina 370 7.66 95.8%
Tennessee 1,858 28.37 98.5%
Texas 4,773 17.71 99.3%
Virginia 700 8.41 97.5%
West Virginia 827 44.72 95.7%
 

Full Names with OPAL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have OPAL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named OPAL.

The most popular full name is OPAL Smith. 1.33% of all the people named OPAL have this family name.

There are 4067 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name OPAL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 OPAL Smith 1.33%
2 OPAL Johnson 0.87%
3 OPAL Jones 0.79%
4 OPAL Brown 0.77%
5 OPAL Williams 0.66%
6 OPAL Miller 0.54%
7 OPAL Anderson 0.48%
8 OPAL Davis 0.48%
9 OPAL Thomas 0.42%
10 OPAL Moore 0.40%
11 OPAL Martin 0.37%
12 OPAL Adams 0.36%
13 OPAL Phillips 0.36%
14 OPAL Clark 0.33%
15 OPAL Hill 0.33%
16 OPAL Taylor 0.33%
17 OPAL King 0.32%
18 OPAL Walker 0.32%
19 OPAL Green 0.30%
20 OPAL Lee 0.29%