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 #6832

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Metric Orval Orville
Current Rank Unranked #6832
Total Births (all years) 7,916 35,065
Peak Year 1918 1920
Peak Year Births 304 1,195
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Orval Orville
1880s 141 615
1890s 223 870
1900s 365 1,365
1910s 2,004 7,901
1920s 2,284 9,722
1930s 1,213 5,825
1940s 851 3,845
1950s 461 2,290
1960s 212 1,184
1970s 103 615
1980s 35 319
1990s 24 179
2000s - 132
2010s - 124
2020s - 79

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
2025 - 14

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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