Oval
- Last seen for girls in 1928 at #4,195
- Last seen for boys in 1952 at #3,373
- Given to boys 83.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 34 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 500since 1909
Oval over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1952 | — | #3,373 | 6 | |
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| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
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| 1948 | — | #2,608 | 9 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,743 | 7 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,964 | 7 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,386 | 10 | |
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| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,184 | 11 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
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| 1933 | — | #2,542 | 9 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,465 | 10 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | — | #1,871 | 18 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,436 | 12 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #1,727 | 21 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #1,396 | 28 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #1,648 | 22 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #1,234 | 34 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #1,481 | 24 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #1,404 | 26 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #1,335 | 26 |
| 1915 | — | #1,553 | 20 | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #1,545 | 16 |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
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| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
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| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1909
The first year at least five boys were named Oval! It came in at #1,440, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1934, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Oval is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Oval in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Oval
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1952
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1920 at #1,234 (34 births)
- Births halved by 1925, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 27,744
- Highest: 1 in 27,744 boys born in 1910 were named Oval (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 323,939 boys born in 1952 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,234 in 1920, was only 1 in 31,305 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 37.2% of all boys named Oval (186) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1909
- Mostly girls until 1908, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,440 (1909) | #1,440 |
| 1910s | 164 | #1,314 (1910) | #1,558 |
| 1920s | 186 | #1,234 (1920) | #2,027 |
| 1930s | 74 | #2,184 (1936) | #2,788 |
| 1940s | 60 | #2,386 (1942) | #2,849 |
| 1950s | 11 | #3,373 (1952) | #3,527 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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