Girls' name · since 1915
Oveta
Oveta has 216 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Oveta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 216 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oveta has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1964.
- #19,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oveta ranks #19,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Oveta's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Oveta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oveta's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oveta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1964
- Peak year (1953)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Oveta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (59 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Oveta's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Oveta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 59 births (27% of all-time use).
Oveta by state
Where Oveta concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 216 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oveta's data
- Oveta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ovetas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oveta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1915–1964 (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 Oveta 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.