Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Opie as a surname developed from Osborn. In English usage, Opie as a surname developed from OSBALD.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Opie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 806
- 707 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #3,824 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,824 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 363 as a first name in 2020; 959 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Opie’s family of names
In English usage, Opie as a surname developed from Osborn. In English usage, Opie as a surname developed from OSBALD.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Opie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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