Recorded 1915–1965 Girls' name Peak 1919 118 births

Ovetta — girls' name

118 babies named Ovetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s241930s111940s421950s241960s5
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ovetta was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ovetta in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ovetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Ovetta between 1915 and 1965, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ovetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ovetta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ovetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ovetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ovetta 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 118 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.

Ovetta at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

118

Since 1915

51 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1915

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1965

Ovetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1915

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19651955194819431938192419191915 5

Ovetta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
42 births that decade — 36% of Ovetta's all-time total
1910s121920s241930s111940s421950s241960s5

Ovetta by state

Where Ovetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ovetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
21 17.8%
Alabama share of Ovetta's total US births 17.8%

21 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ovetta?
118 babies have been named Ovetta since 1915. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Ovetta most popular?
Ovetta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Ovetta most popular?
The top states for the name Ovetta are Alabama (21 births).
How long has the name Ovetta been used?
Ovetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 51 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Ovetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ovella, Oveta, Oveda, Ovee, 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, 1915–1965 (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.