Boy or Girl

Is Orval a boy or girl name?

Orval was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 7,927 US babies named Orval were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Orval since 1880
7,927
Most popular year
1918
304 babies
Babies named Orval each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Orval from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Orval, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s14100%
1890s22300%
1900s36500%
1910s2,00450.2%
1920s2,28470.3%
1930s1,21300%
1940s85100%
1950s46100%
1960s21100%
1970s10300%
1980s3500%
1990s2400%
2000s00–
2010s00–
2020s00–
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–0–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–0–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20140–0–
20130–0–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20050–0–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19957#7,5760–
19940–0–
19935#9,7660–
19926#8,1770–
19916#7,9770–
19900–0–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19876#6,7260–
19860–0–
19857#5,5870–
19845#7,0340–
19835#7,0100–
19820–0–
19815#6,9970–
19807#5,3470–
19798#4,7250–
19787#4,9060–
19778#4,4700–
197612#3,2100–
19757#4,6570–
19749#3,7550–
197311#3,1610–
19728#3,8700–
197116#2,4440–
197017#2,2660–
196917#2,1050–
19689#3,0360–
196713#2,3180–
196619#1,7960–
196524#1,6160–
196425#1,6030–
196320#1,8200–
196217#2,0120–
196124#1,6760–
196043#1,2040–
195933#1,3790–
195832#1,3910–
195733#1,3810–
195639#1,2280–
195559#9850–
195445#1,1200–
195348#1,0540–
195253#9930–
195162#8960–
195057#9150–
194962#8760–
194869#8230–
194773#8120–
194679#7420–
194582#6670–
194482#6930–
194397#6470–
1942120#5640–
194187#6550–
1940100#5950–
193987#6330–
193893#6180–
1937101#5730–
1936103#5700–
1935127#5110–
1934130#5100–
1933120#5170–
1932136#4920–
1931142#4760–
1930174#4480–
1929178#4467#3,965
1928152#4920–
1927206#4230–
1926230#3890–
1925224#3990–
1924242#3860–
1923219#4060–
1922272#3620–
1921267#3730–
1920294#3380–
1919270#3445#5,391
1918304#3280–
1917282#3230–
1916280#3110–
1915258#3290–
1914192#3330–
1913165#3130–
1912141#3080–
191155#3840–
191057#3270–
190934#4330–
190849#3150–
190751#3000–
190628#4180–
190536#3450–
190429#3860–
190331#3510–
190242#2970–
190129#3440–
190036#3730–
189926#3590–
189820#4660–
189726#3730–
189619#4770–
189514#5740–
189419#4560–
189327#3450–
189231#3400–
189115#4670–
189026#3480–
188919#4260–
188814#5470–
188713#5070–
188615#4860–
188517#4550–
188416#4820–
18838#7080–
18826#9180–
188111#5550–
188022#3720–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Orval reached #297 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #3,965 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.