Given name
Ophir
“coast of riches”·“gathering Mark of wealth”
Ophir is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewאופיר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ophir means “coast of riches” or “gathering Mark of wealth.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ophir appears in Genesis 10:29, 1 Kings 9:28, Psalm 45:9 and 2 other passages.
- Genesis 10:29
- 1 Kings 9:28
- Psalm 45:9
- Isaiah 13:12
- 1 Kings 10:11
From biblical name research
Ophir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Aiahshares a root
- Evishares a root
- Jezebelshares a root
- Uelshares a root
- Ithamarshares a root
- Spainshares a root
- Ichabodshares a root
- Bavvaishares a root
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