Boys' name · since 1924
Ovey
11 babies named Ovey in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Ovey since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ovey has 11 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1925.
- #33,966 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ovey ranks #33,966 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ovey's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ovey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ovey's full recorded timeline at 1925, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ovey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Ovey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Ovey's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ovey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Ovey by state
Where Ovey concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 45.5% |
5 of 11 births nationwide.
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- Louisiana records the most Oveys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ovey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1924–1925 (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 Ovey 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.