Ovida
Ovida or Odiva was a late Western Roman general and warlord of likely Gothic origin and the last Roman ruler of Dalmatia. Ovida initially served Julius Nepos, ruler of Roman Dalmatia and later western Roman emperor in Italy from 474 to 475.
Meaning & Origin of Ovida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ovida or Odiva was a late Western Roman general and warlord of likely Gothic origin and the last Roman ruler of Dalmatia. Ovida initially served Julius Nepos, ruler of Roman Dalmatia and later western Roman emperor in Italy from 474 to 475.
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Origin & history
The Story of Ovida
The earliest SSA record of Ovida as a baby girl name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 1931 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Ovida — #2,427 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Ovida on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ovida last appeared in the published SSA data in 1965, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 182 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ovida
Ovida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 182 births in the dataset. Ovida's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #2,427. Use the chart and map above to compare Ovida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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