The baby name Ophelie is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ɔ.fe.li/ (oh-FEH-lee); English (approx.): /oʊˈfiːli/ (oh-FEE-lee).
Ophelie is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Ophelie is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ɔ.fe.li/ (oh-FEH-lee); English (approx.): /oʊˈfiːli/ (oh-FEE-lee).
Ophelie is Greek in Origin.
Ophelie is the accentless rendering of the French Ophélie, ultimately from Greek ōpheleia/ophéleia meaning “help, benefit,” akin to óphēlos “advantage.” The name entered European use through Renaissance literature and became widely recognized via Shakespeare’s Hamlet, whose tragic heroine shaped its association with delicate beauty and pathos. In French, Ophélie gained currency through translations and 19th‑century Romanticism, further popularized by Ambroise Thomas’s opera Hamlet (1868) and its celebrated “mad scene.”
In France the name rose sharply in the late 20th century, peaking in the 1990s and remaining familiar in Belgium and francophone Canada; today it is less common but retains a cultured, lyrical aura. International variants include Ophelia (English, German), Ofelia (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Swedish), and Ofélia/Ofélia (Portuguese, Hungarian). French nicknames include Ophé and Lia; less commonly, Fifi appears as a playful diminutive.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #149 | 148 | 2,795 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #336 | 16 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2018 | #398 | 5 | 3,265 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #525 | 16 | 11,671 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2017 | #914 | 5 | 9,202 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Ophelie is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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