Given name
Ophira
“from a place of wealth; golden”
In Hebrew use, Ophira carries the interpretation “from a place of wealth; golden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Ophira carries the interpretation “from a place of wealth; golden.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Ophira is used as a feminine counterpart of Ophir.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ophira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,485 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,485 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ophira’s family of names
Ophira is a feminine form of Ophir. Ophira has a related form in Ofeara. Ophira has a related form in Ofeera.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ofearavariant
- Ophearavariant
- Ofyravariant
- Ofieravariant
- Ofeiravariant
- Ofeeravariant
- Ofiravariant
- Opheiravariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ophira
- Ofira NavonFirst Lady of Israel1936–1993
- Ophira EisenbergCanadian comedian, writer, and actressborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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