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Oviya

“Painting or artwork, a beautiful drawing”

2 syllables · 5 letters

About the name Oviya

Oviya is pure Tamil rather than Sanskrit, from ovium, a painted image, and it belongs to the wave of revived Tamil names that took off in the 2000s. The initial O makes it stand out immediately on any list dominated by A and S.

Oviya is a girl name of Tamil origin, pronounced OH-vee-yaa. On the NameRarity scale it scores 92 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the 2010s.

Associated with
artisticvividexpressiveindependent

Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Painting or artwork, a beautiful drawing
Origin
Tamil
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
OH-vee-yaa
Syllables
2
Letters
5
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
2010s
Rarity
92 / 100
Per million
~2.1
Starts with
O
Numerology
9 · The Humanitarian

How popular is Oviya?

Popularity8/100
Rarity92/100

Oviya currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.1 people per million carry it — about 1 in 476,190. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Oviya

  • Oviya
    Tamil film actress and television personality

Spellings and variants of Oviya

OviyaaOviaOviha

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Oviya — frequently asked questions

What does the name Oviya mean?

Oviya means "Painting or artwork, a beautiful drawing". It is a name of Tamil origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Oviya?

Oviya is pronounced OH-vee-yaa, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Oviya?

Oviya scores 92 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 476,190 people carry it — about 2.1 per million.

What is the numerology number for Oviya?

Oviya carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 7 and its personality number is 11.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Oviya?

The lucky number for Oviya is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.