Ovide
Ovide is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Ovide
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ovide is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Ovide
Ovide first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1910, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 11 Ovides were born — ranking #2,632 that year. As of 2026, Ovide ranks #2,964 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 140 Ovides have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ovide
Ovide is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Ovide's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,632. Use the chart and map above to compare Ovide'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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