Recorded 1979–2015 Boys' name Peak 2006 60 births

Oved — boys' name

60 babies named Oved in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s452010s10
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Oved was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Oved in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oved

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Oved between 1979 and 2015, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oved currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oved performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oved shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oved in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oved 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 60 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.

Oved at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

60

Since 1979

37 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1979

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2015

Oved popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1979

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
45678910 2015201120092007200620052004200220001979 5

Oved by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 75% of Oved's all-time total
1970s52000s452010s10

Oved by state

Where Oved concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oved
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 8.3%
Texas share of Oved's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oved?
60 babies have been named Oved since 1979. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Oved most popular?
Oved was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Oved most popular?
The top states for the name Oved are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Oved been used?
Oved has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 37 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Oved?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Overton, Ove, Ovel, Ovell, and 1 more. 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, 1979–2015 (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.