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 #6832

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Name B

Orval

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

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 -
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, 1880–2025.

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