Ovel
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Meaning & Origin of Ovel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bereavement in Judaism is shaped and governed by a combination of Jewish custom, observations of figures in the Hebrew Bible, and mitzvot derived therefrom in Judaism's Rabbinic literature. Chazal—the rabbis and scholars whose discussions are recorded in the Mishnah, Talmud, and Tosefta—explicate mourning Halakha in, for example, Mo'ed Katan 14b–28b, Sotah 14a:4, Berakhot 6b, and Sanhedrin 46b.
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The Story of Ovel
As a girl name
Ovel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 5 Ovels were born — ranking #5,009 that year. As of 2026, Ovel ranks #5,009 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Ovels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ovel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 6 Ovels were born — ranking #3,728 that year. As of 2026, Ovel ranks #3,708 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Ovels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ovel
Ovel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Ovel's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,728. Use the chart and map above to compare Ovel'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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