Orval is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Orval means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Orval across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Orval has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Orval is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “spear point or gold town”. A variant of Orville.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,928 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Orval per year, United States (1880 to 1995). United States peaked in 1918 (304/yr).
Orval has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #705 nationally (given to 304 babies that year).
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