Octavian
Octavian was the 2592nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2166th with 66 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 975 places. More babies were named Octavian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,592 boys, down 16 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202166 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,481babies recorded
Octavian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,592 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,576 | 50 |
| 2010 | #3,059 | 38 |
| 2000 | #2,905 | 31 |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,778 | 11 |
| 1970 | #4,580 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Octavian, counting every spelling?
Octavian has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Octavian?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Octavian (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Octavian born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Octavian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Octavian?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Octavian are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Octavian mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Octavian by state
How common Octavian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Octavian
How popular is the name Octavian?
Octavian was the 2592nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2166th with 66 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 975 places. More babies were named Octavian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Octavian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Octavian in the US.
Where is Octavian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Octavian was most common in Colorado (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.