unisex name
Ovie
- Origin Urhobo
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,189
England and Wales
#711
2025 births
Ovie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Ovie is a name of Urhobo origin.
- Peaked in 1917, when 33 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Ovie started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Ovie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 |
| 1890s | 27 |
| 1900s | 72 |
| 1910s | 223 |
| 1920s | 225 |
| 1930s | 83 |
| 1940s | 43 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 33 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 74 |
How popular is Ovie?
In 2025, Ovie was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ovie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ovie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ovie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ovie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ovie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ovie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ovie
How popular is the name Ovie?
In 2025, Ovie was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ovie a girl's or a boy's name?
Ovie is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Ovie most popular?
Ovie peaked in 1917, when 33 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Ovie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ovie currently ranks #711 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Ovie originally a boys' or girls' name?
Ovie was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.