How Many People Are Named Ovid?
people named Ovid are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,441,320 people in the US has this name
Based on 741 babies named Ovid in Social Security records from 1886 to 1989, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
34 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Roman family name Ovidius, which was possibly derived from Latin ovis "a sheep". Alternatively, it could have a Sabellic origin. Publius Ovidius Naso, better known as Ovid, was a 1st-century BC Roman poet who often wrote on the subjects of love and mythology. He was sent into exile by emperor Augustus for no apparent reason.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ovid in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ovid alive today is about 71 years old, and 84% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 63 and 81 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ovid first appears in the records in 1886 and was given most often in 1915, to 34 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1989.
Babies given the name each year, 1886 to 1989
🏆 Rank History
Ovid has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #840, in 1894.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #840 (1894) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,784 in the 1920s |
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