Oval is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Oval is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1952. Oval first appears in 1898 and peaked in 1920 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,638 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #4,061 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,743 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,287 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,846 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,928 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,789 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,157 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | — | #2,486 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #3,054 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,845 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,435 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,428 |
| 1936 | 11 | — | — | #2,260 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,885 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,591 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,433 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,225 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,851 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | #4,592 | #2,492 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | — | #1,934 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | — | #2,526 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | — | #2,290 |
| 1924 | 26 | — | #5,705 | #1,765 |
| 1923 | 27 | — | #3,890 | #1,851 |
| 1922 | 38 | — | #3,322 | #1,427 |
| 1921 | 30 | — | #3,944 | #1,692 |
| 1920 | 44 | — | #3,293 | #1,247 |
| 1919 | 30 | — | #4,680 | #1,522 |
| 1918 | 34 | — | #3,782 | #1,438 |
| 1917 | 28 | — | #4,004 | #1,629 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | #3,484 | #1,366 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | — | #1,592 |
| 1914 | 22 | — | #3,511 | #1,592 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,222 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | #2,103 | #1,598 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,935 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,884 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,902 | — |