Is Oval a boy or girl name?

Oval is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 601 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.8% were girls and 83.2% were boys.

Name Legacy

Oval

Recorded 1898–1952 · United States

Oval was most popular in 1920, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,106 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 601 people named Oval.

Oval over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oval’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oval a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oval is mostly a boy’s name — 16.8% of the 601 Americans given it were girls and 83.2% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Oval

Where Oval is most concentrated

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

Kentucky 47.6×

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