Orville vs Orval

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

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Orville

Boy name · Rank #6811

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Name B

Orval

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Orville Orval
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, 1880–2024.

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