Boys' name · since 2011
Ovadia
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 155 babies named Ovadia, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 155
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ovadia currently ranks #7114 among boys' names in America, with 155 babies recorded since 2011.
Ovadia has 155 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7114 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #14,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,114 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 155 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ovadia ranks #14,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,114 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 155 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 155
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ovadia's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ovadia compares
155 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ovadia's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ovadia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 155 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ovadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ovadia's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ovadia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Ovadia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Ovadia's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Ovadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (56% of all-time use).
Ovadia by state
Where Ovadia concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 51 | 32.9% |
51 of 155 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ovadia's data
- Ovadia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ovadias (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ovadia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ovadia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.