Recorded 1916–2020 Girls' name Peak 1916 65 births

Ovelia — girls' name

65 babies named Ovelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s271930s71940s52020s5
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ovelia was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ovelia in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ovelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Ovelia between 1916 and 2020, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ovelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ovelia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ovelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ovelia 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 65 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.

Ovelia at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

65

Since 1916

105 years of records

Peak year

1916

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1916

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2020

Ovelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1916

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1916)
11
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
4681012 2020194019311929192419231922192119171916 11

Ovelia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 42% of Ovelia's all-time total
1910s211920s271930s71940s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ovelia?
65 babies have been named Ovelia since 1916. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1916 with 11 births.
When was Ovelia most popular?
Ovelia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Ovelia been used?
Ovelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 105 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Ovelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ovella, Oveta, Oveda, Ovetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–2020 (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.