Orval vs Orville

Side-by-side comparison of Orval and Orville — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Orval

Boy name

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Name B

Orville

Boy name · Rank #6811

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Metric Orval Orville
Current Rank Unranked #6811
Total Births (all years) 7,915 35,051
Peak Year 1918 1920
Peak Year Births 304 1,195
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Orval Orville
1880ss 141 615
1890ss 223 870
1900ss 365 1,365
1910ss 2,004 7,901
1920ss 2,284 9,722
1930ss 1,213 5,825
1940ss 851 3,845
1950ss 461 2,290
1960ss 211 1,183
1970ss 103 615
1980ss 35 320
1990ss 24 179
2000ss — 132
2010ss — 124
2020ss — 65

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Orval Orville
2014 — 17
2015 — 12
2016 — 13
2017 — 19
2018 — 11
2019 — 17
2020 — 12
2021 — 16
2022 — 13
2023 — 12
2024 — 12

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–1995.

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