Ovie
A boys’ name of Yoruba origin, meaning a form of ovi, meaning heart or king.
Babies a year
50
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#702
50 babies · down from #638
Ovie by the numbers
In 2025, 50 babies in England and Wales were named Ovie. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ovie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Ovie, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ovie
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