Recorded 1920–1932 Girls' name Peak 1920 28 births

Overa — girls' name

28 babies named Overa in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s231930s5
1920s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Overa was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Overa in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Overa

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Overa between 1920 and 1932, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Overa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Overa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Overa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Overa 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 28 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.

Overa at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

28

Since 1920

13 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1920

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1932

Overa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1920

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19321927192619211920 7

Overa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 82% of Overa's all-time total
1920s231930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Overa?
28 babies have been named Overa since 1920. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Overa most popular?
Overa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Overa been used?
Overa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 13 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Overa?
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, 1920–1932 (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.