Octavius
Octavius was the 2073rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 918th; the most babies were born in 1991 (126). Over the last ten years it has moved up 247 places. More babies were named Octavius in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,073 boys, down 287 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991126 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,702babies recorded
Octavius popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 1981.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,073 | 72 |
| 2020 | #1,786 | 85 |
| 2010 | #2,281 | 57 |
| 2000 | #1,678 | 69 |
| 1990 | #1,099 | 95 |
| 1980 | #1,268 | 54 |
| 1970 | #1,602 | 29 |
| 1960 | #3,021 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,783 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Octavius, counting every spelling?
Octavius has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Octavius?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Octavius (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Octavius 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 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Octavius.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Octavius?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Octavius are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 13 and 40. That makes Octavius 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.
Octavius by state
How common Octavius was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Octavius
How popular is the name Octavius?
Octavius was the 2073rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 918th; the most babies were born in 1991 (126). Over the last ten years it has moved up 247 places. More babies were named Octavius in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Octavius a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Octavius in the US.
Where is Octavius most popular?
In 2021–2025, Octavius was most common in North Carolina (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Illinois.