Given name
Ovidio
“a shepherd; an egg”
Ovidio is a variant of Ovid. One Latin interpretation is “a shepherd; an egg.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ovidio is a variant of Ovid. One Latin interpretation is “a shepherd; an egg.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ovidio is a variant of Ovid. An origin associated with Ovid is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ovidio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,082
- 1,082 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,351 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +279%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,351 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 278.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,649 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ovidio’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Ovidio has a feminine form in Ovedia. Ovidio has a related form in Ovid.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ovidio
- Ovidio Guzmán LópezMexican drug lord (born 1990)
- Ovidio G. AssonitisEgyptian show business executive, film producer, screenwriter, and film directorborn 1943
- Ovidio MontalbaniItalian mathematician1601–1671
- Ovidio Messabolivian footballer and manager (1952-2017)
- Ovidio LariItalian Catholic bishop (1919-2007)
- Cátulo CastilloArgentine poet and composer (1906-1975)
- Ovidio SánchezSpanish politicianborn 1952
- Ovidio RebaudiParaguayan chemist and writer1860–1931
- Ovidio ZapicoSpanish politicianborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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