Is Orva a boy or girl name?

Orva is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 613 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 82.9% were girls and 17.1% were boys.

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Orva

Recorded 1882–1967 · United States

Orva was most popular in 1916, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,486 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 613 people named Orva.

Orva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Orva’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Orva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Orva is mostly a girl’s name — 82.9% of the 613 Americans given it were girls and 17.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org