Oval

Oval is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Oval are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 83%Female 17%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 83% male / 17% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 500 male / 101 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Oval

To address Oval when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Oval," in English, "Guten Tag Oval," in German. About 83% of people named Oval are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Oval,

German

Guten Tag Oval,

French

Bonjour Oval,

Spanish

Estimado/a Oval:

Chinese

Oval您好：

Japanese

Oval様

English

Hi Oval,

German

Hi Oval,

French

Salut Oval,

Spanish

Hola Oval,

Chinese

Oval你好：

Japanese

Ovalさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Oval by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	83%

United States birth data

500 male · 101 female · 601 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Frequently asked questions

Is Oval a male or female name?

Oval is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Oval are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Oval in an email?

Is Oval a unisex name?

Oval is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Oval are men. Oval leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Oval a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/oval (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_oval,
  title  = {Is Oval a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/oval},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}