Ovie
Ovie is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Ovie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 53% male / 47% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 407 male / 365 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ovie
To address Ovie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ovie," in English, "Guten Tag Ovie," in German. About 53% of people named Ovie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ovie,
German
Guten Tag Ovie,
French
Bonjour Ovie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ovie:
Chinese
Ovie您好:
Japanese
Ovie様
English
Hi Ovie,
German
Hi Ovie,
French
Salut Ovie,
Spanish
Hola Ovie,
Chinese
Ovie你好:
Japanese
Ovieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 53% |
United States birth data
407 male · 365 female · 772 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ovie a male or female name?
Ovie is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Ovie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Ovie in an email?
To address Ovie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ovie," in English, "Guten Tag Ovie," in German. About 53% of people named Ovie are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Ovie a unisex name?
Ovie is a unisex name: 53% of people named Ovie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ovie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ovie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ovie,
title = {Is Ovie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ovie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}