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Opie

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Opie: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Opie: Recorded every year since 2015, it reached #1,104 in 2022, and it stood at #2,664 in 2025.

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2015–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2015 to 2025, ranging from #1104 to #3908.201520172019202120232025#1104#3908
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2015#3908
2016#2556
2017#1546
2018#3412
2019#2266
2020#1431
2021#1250
2022#1104
2023#1799
2024#1460
2025#2664

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 2015 to 2025.

Official data for England and Wales, 2015–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2015

    First recorded at #3908 among boys in England and Wales in 2015 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2015–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1104 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2015–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2015 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1104 in England and Wales in 2022.

Opie's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#146018HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#179913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#110425HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#125021HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#143117HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#22669HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#154616HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#25568HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

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What is known about Opie

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 2015–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2015 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1104 in England and Wales in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.