Is Ovid a boy or girl name?

Ovid is a boy’s name. Of the 741 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ovid

Recorded 1886–1989 · United States

Ovid was most popular in 1915, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,203 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 741 people named Ovid.

Ovid over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ovid’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ovid a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ovid is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 741 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org