Ovila
- Last seen for boys in 1943 at #3,538
- Peak · boys
- 1895 · 7 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 240since 1895
Ovila over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ovila has never cracked the top 800 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1943 | #3,538 | 5 |
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| 1935 | #3,252 | 6 |
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| 1933 | #2,542 | 9 |
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| 1931 | #3,095 | 7 |
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| 1929 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #1,038 | 11 |
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| 1899 | #928 | 6 |
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| 1897 | #1,057 | 5 |
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| 1895 | #872 | 7 |
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First appearance
1895
The first year at least five boys were named Ovila! It came in at #872, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1898, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ovila is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Ovila in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1943
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1895 at #872 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1896, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1895–1899
Share of babies · boys
1 in 16,770
- Highest: 1 in 16,770 boys born in 1895 were named Ovila (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 285,459 boys born in 1943 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1910s
- 45.4% of all boys named Ovila (109) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1890s | 18 | #872 (1895) | #952 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 109 | #1,038 (1911) | #1,979 |
| 1920s | 86 | #2,703 (1927) | #3,053 |
| 1930s | 22 | #2,542 (1933) | #2,963 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,538 (1943) | #3,538 |
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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