How Many People Are Named Orval?
An estimated 1,456 people in the United States have the first name Orval. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Orval peaked in popularity in 1918 with 304 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orval as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Orval paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Orval is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
1,456
About 1 in 235,408 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1918
304 births
Total Registered
7,927
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orval
Orval is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,927 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Orval as a male name
Ranked #7,576 in 1995
7 male births in 1995
Peak: 1918 (304 births)
Orval as a female name
Ranked #3,965 in 1929
7 female births in 1929
Peak: 1929 (7 births)
Orval: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orval span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,291 babies were registered. Orval has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orval by Decade
How has Orval tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Orval by State
Birth registrations for Orval span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Utah, Montana. On average, about 183 Orvals were registered per state.
Orval + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orval as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orval
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orval: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orval?
We estimate approximately 1,456 people named Orval are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 235,408 Americans share this first name.
Is Orval a common name?
Orval is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,927 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orval most popular?
Orval reached peak popularity in 1918, when 304 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orval is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orval a male name?
Orval is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orval Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orval Smith, Orval Johnson, Orval Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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