Opie is a distinctive choice, ranked #1460 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Opie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1460
About the Name Opie
Opie is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 29 places over five years. Its high point was #1104 in 2022, and it now sits at #1460. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2015.
Opie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Opie
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Opie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Opie in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Opie has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 29 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1104 in 2022. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Opie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Opie include: Elliot Opie — Elliot Opie is an Australian cricketer.; Julian Opie — Julian Opie is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement..
Opie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Opies in the wild.
18
UK babies named Opie (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 29 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Opie
Likely around 1 other Opie in the class
UK Popularity (2015–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Opie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Redvers Opie was a British economist. On the recommendation of John Maynard Keynes, he became the United Kingdom Treasury representative in Washington, D.C., as Counsellor and economic adviser at the British Embassy, 1939–46, and was one of the five members of the UK delegation to the Bretton Woods Conference, which gave birth to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
John Opie was a British painter whose subjects included many prominent men and women of his day, members of the British royal family and others who were notable in the artistic and literary careers.