Sanskrit · girl

Opal

A gentle name climbing in the U.S. right now.

Rank 2024

#450

Trend

rising

Band

balanced

Styles

short · nature

Meaning

The precious opal gemstone

Opal is a balanced girl name with Sanskrit roots. In 2024, 694 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #450 nationally, and it has been climbing in recent years. Its style leans short, nature, modern — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.

shortnaturemodern

About Sanskrit names

Sanskrit names flow from the classical language of ancient India, the wellspring of names across Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions. Meanings run deep and often spiritual — light, lotus, peace, the divine — and many honor gods and heroines from epic literature. Names like Arjun, Priya, Dev, and Asha carry rhythmic, open-vowel sounds that translate gracefully across languages.

Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.

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