Given name
Oprah
“fawn”·“resembling a fawn; from the place of dust”
Oprah is a variant of Ophrah. Interpretations include “fawn” and “resembling a fawn; from the place of dust” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oprah is a variant of Ophrah. Interpretations include “fawn” and “resembling a fawn; from the place of dust” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Oprah is a variant of Ophrah. An origin associated with Ophrah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oprah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 0 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 37 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 girls is 7 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 210 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.
Oprah’s family of names
Oprah has a related form in Ophrah. In English usage, Oprah has a related form in Orpah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Oprah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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