Ovid — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ovid

The Social Security Administration has registered 741 babies named Ovid between 1886 and 1989, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ovid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ovid performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Ovid shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ovid in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 741 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.