Boys' name · since 1886
Ovid
741 babies named Ovid in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 741
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ovid sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 741 recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Ovid recorded 741 times among boys since 1886, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1989.
- #6,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 741 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ovid ranks #6,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 741 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 741
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ovid's 741 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ovid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ovid's full recorded timeline at 1937, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ovid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1989
- Peak year (1915)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Ovid by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (195 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Ovid's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ovid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
190 births
- 1920s
1920s
195 births
- 1930s
1930s
123 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s 55
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 195 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ovid compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ovid's total volume
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What to do with Ovid's data
- Ovid's decade-level peak was the 1920s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ovid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1886–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ovid draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.