US rank #7619 Boys' name Peak 2017 143 births

Ovadia — #7619 US boys' name

143 babies named Ovadia in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s872020s56
#7619
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Ovadia was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ovadia in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ovadia

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Ovadia between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ovadia currently holds the #7619 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ovadia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ovadia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ovadia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ovadia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 143 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ovadia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

143

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2017

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,619

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ovadia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 2024202220202018201620142011 5

Ovadia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 61% of Ovadia's all-time total
2010s872020s56

Ovadia by state

Where Ovadia concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ovadia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
44 30.8%
New York share of Ovadia's total US births 30.8%

44 of 143 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ovadia?
143 babies have been named Ovadia since 2011. It currently ranks #7619 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 17 births.
When was Ovadia most popular?
Ovadia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Ovadia most popular?
The top states for the name Ovadia are New York (44 births).
How long has the name Ovadia been used?
Ovadia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ovadia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ova, Oval. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.