Recorded 1924–1925 Boys' name Peak 1925 11 births

Ovey — boys' name

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.

1920s11
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Ovey was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ovey in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ovey

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Ovey between 1924 and 1925, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ovey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ovey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ovey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ovey 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 11 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.

Ovey at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

11

Since 1924

2 years of records

Peak year

1925

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1924

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1925

Ovey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1924

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19251924 5

Ovey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 100% of Ovey's all-time total
1920s11

Ovey by state

Where Ovey concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ovey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 45.5%
Louisiana share of Ovey's total US births 45.5%

5 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ovey?
11 babies have been named Ovey since 1924. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1925 with 6 births.
When was Ovey most popular?
Ovey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Ovey most popular?
The top states for the name Ovey are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Ovey been used?
Ovey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 2 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Ovey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Overton, Oved, Ove, Ovel, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1924–1925 (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.