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Unisex name

Oval

/ˈoʊvəl/ · 17% girls, 83% boys · last recorded 1952

Oval has been given to about 601 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈoʊvəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 112
Median age today90 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Oval per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1920 · 44
  • Born in 20250
  • All time601

How popular is Oval?

Its best year was 1920, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 3293rd. The typical living American called Oval is about 90 years old today.

Names that sound like Oval

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Orval0.85
  2. Opal0.81
  3. Val0.74
  4. Royal0.70
  5. Coral0.70
  6. Loyal0.70
  7. Neal0.55
  8. Al0.55

Middle names for Oval

Ranked by flow score
  1. Oval Eve0.80
  2. Oval Elizabeth0.78
  3. Oval Josephine0.78
  4. Oval Anne0.78
  5. Oval Rose0.77
  6. Oval June0.76

Sibling names for Oval

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.72
  2. Luellasister · 0.71
  3. Ilasister · 0.69
  4. Estellesister · 0.69
  5. Forestbrother · 0.62
  6. Archiebrother · 0.60

Where Oval is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Oval Anderson0.74
    2. Oval White0.72
    3. Oval Reyes0.72
    4. Oval Nguyen0.72
    5. Oval Moore0.72
    6. Oval Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Oval

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.