Ofelia

Meaning: Aid or assistance
Origin: Variant of Ophelia (from Ancient Greek)

Girl's name · #2148 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Ofelia — on the books since 1900, #2148 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 9,000 girls share it.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#186 in Poland (2025) · #213 in Sweden (2025) · #587 in Mexico (2024) · #1,715 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,154 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,815 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ofelias

Ofelia Medina — Mexican actress (born 1950)
Ofelia Malinov — Italian volleyball player
Ofelia Hooper — Panamanian academic and poet (1900–1981)
Ofelia Rodríguez Acosta — Cuban activist
Ofelia Uribe — Colombian suffragist (1900–1988)

In stories & tradition

Ofelia Salazar — Fear the Walking Dead (TV series)
Ofelia (Ophelia) — Amleto (musical stage work)

What Ofelias become

Among 92 notable people named Ofelia:

Entertainers appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ofelia Medina, Mexican actress (born 1950).

Similar names: Ophelia · Manuela · Delia · Leonor · Eulalia · Estela

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