Given name

Orvall

“having the strength of a spear”

Orvall is a variant of Orval. One English interpretation is “having the strength of a spear.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Orvall is a variant of Orval. One English interpretation is “having the strength of a spear.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Orvall is a variant of Orval. An origin associated with Orval is English.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Orvall through the years

Babies since 1880
47
47 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1924
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02.557.510192019401960198020002025Highest share 19140.0
Orvall in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1914–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1924. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Orvall’s family of names

Orvall has a related form in Orval.

Walk Orvall’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Orvall, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic · Old-fashioned

Oran

“surrounded by light” · “a pale-skinned man”

22RareRising

>99% boys

German · Old-fashioned

Odell

“a sweet melody” · “one who is wealthy”

24RareEasing

98% boys · 2% girls

French · Literary

Orville

“from the gold town”

19Very rareSteady

>99% boys

Latin · Old-fashioned

Urban

“city-dweller” · “from the city”

21RareCooling

>99% boys

Old-fashioned

Ottis

“a wealthy man” · “one who is acute”

20RareRising fast

>99% boys

Old-fashioned

Odis

Odis is a masculine given name.

20RareSteady

>99% boys

Old-fashioned

Olen

“filled with happiness”

27RareEasing

>99% boys

Old-fashioned

Armond

“of the army; a soldier”

21RareEasing

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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