Boys' name · since 1910
Ovide
140 babies named Ovide in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
140 boys have been named Ovide since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ovide has 140 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1943.
- #15,228 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 140 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ovide ranks #15,228 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ovide's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ovide's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ovide's full recorded timeline at 1923, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ovide popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1943
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ovide by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (53 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Ovide's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ovide births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
53 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 53 births (38% of all-time use).
Ovide by state
Where Ovide concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ovide's data
- Ovide's decade-level peak was the 1920s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Ovides (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ovide: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1910–1943 (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 Ovide 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.