Oval vs Ova

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

Name A

Oval

Boy name

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Name B

Ova

Girl name

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Oval Ova
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 500 1,364
Peak Year 1920 1919
Peak Year Births 34 51
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1909 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Oval Ova
1880ss — 56
1890ss — 158
1900ss 5 199
1910ss 164 382
1920ss 186 337
1930ss 74 146
1940ss 60 35
1950ss 11 11
1960ss — 5
2020ss — 35

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Oval Ova
2020 — 8
2021 — 10
2022 — 12
2023 — 5

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, 1909–1952.

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