Oval Name Popularity and Statistics

Oval is Used for both girls and boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1952
Total Recorded U.S. Births601
First Year on Record1898

Oval popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1952Boys6#3,373
1950Boys5#3,681
1948Boys9#2,608
1947Boys7#3,096
1946Boys8#2,690
1945Boys7#2,743
1944Boys5#3,430
1943Boys7#2,964
1942Boys10#2,386
1940Boys7#2,871
1939Boys5#3,480
1938Boys6#3,175
1937Boys6#3,175
1936Boys11#2,184
1935Boys8#2,719
1933Boys9#2,542
1932Boys10#2,465
1931Boys11#2,328
1930Boys8#3,022
1929Boys6#3,559
1928Girls6#4,195
1928Boys12#2,387
1927Boys18#1,871
1926Boys12#2,436

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1920 · Boys

34 recorded births and rank #1,234.

1922 · Boys

28 recorded births and rank #1,396.

1918 · Boys

26 recorded births and rank #1,404.

1916 · Boys

26 recorded births and rank #1,335.

Where Oval ranked highest in 1948

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

KY
Rank #435 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Oval