Is Ova a boy or girl name?

Ova is a unisex name. Of the 1,892 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 72.1% were girls and 27.9% were boys. It changed hands in 1932, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Ova

Recorded 1881–2023 · United States

Ova was most popular in 1918, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,588 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,892 people named Ova.

Ova over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ova’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ova a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ova is a unisex name — 72.1% of the 1,892 Americans given it were girls and 27.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 1932 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Ova

Where Ova is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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