Orva
Kimball is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 540 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kimball and Orva are located in the town.
Meaning & Origin of Orva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kimball is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 540 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kimball and Orva are located in the town.
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Origin & history
The Story of Orva
As a girl name
Orva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1890, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 23 Orvas were born — ranking #1,698 that year. As of 2026, Orva ranks #6,564 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 508 Orvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Orva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 10 Orvas were born — ranking #2,543 that year. As of 2026, Orva ranks #3,968 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 105 Orvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Orva
Orva is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 508 births in the dataset. Orva's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,698. Use the chart and map above to compare Orva's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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