UK boy's name
Ovidiu
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ovidiu is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ovidiu popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3848, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 4 births.
This profile covers 8 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2019 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 8 living people in the UK are called Ovidiu. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ovidiu ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 4 boys were registered as Ovidiu.
- • About 8 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ovidiu as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3848
2020
Births in 2020
4
Latest year
Peak year
2019
4 births
Estimated living
8
2026
Popularity
Ovidiu over time
The chart below shows babies named Ovidiu registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2019 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ovidiu, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2020, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ovidiu by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ovidiu was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3848 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3937 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Ovidiu
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Ovidiu: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ovidiu in the UK right now?
In 2020, Ovidiu was ranked #3848 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Ovidiu most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 4 babies registered as Ovidiu in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ovidiu in the UK?
A total of 8 babies have been registered as Ovidiu across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.