Given name · also Anglo-Saxon
Orva
“a courageous friend”·“as precious as gold”
Orva is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a courageous friend” and “as precious as gold”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a courageous friend” and “as precious as gold”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Anglo-Saxon and French naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 613
- 105 boys · 508 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 227 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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