Orval

Orval: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “golden valley”
Origin: French
Say it: OR-vul · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Usually derived from the French place name Orval, from or 'gold' and val 'valley'. It has also been used in English-speaking countries.

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How popular is Orval?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Orval in 20240

Peak year1913

Total US babies since 18807,927

Orval was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Orval

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliverolive tree · French
Beauhandsome · French
Calvinbald · French
Louisfamous warrior · French
Granttall; large · French
Saintholy person; saint · French
Russelllittle red-haired one · French
Travisto cross · French

Orval questions

What does the name Orval mean?

Orval means "golden valley". It comes from French. Usually derived from the French place name Orval, from or 'gold' and val 'valley'. It has also been used in English-speaking countries.

Is Orval a boy or girl name?

Orval is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Orval?

Orval was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1913.

How do you pronounce Orval?

Orval is usually pronounced OR-vul.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.