October
October was the 3758th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2606th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 12 places. More babies were named October in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,758 girls, down 834 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- 81% girls, 19% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200872 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,342babies recorded
October popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,758 | #8,725 | 40 | 9 |
| 2020 | #2,924 | #11,611 | 56 | 6 |
| 2010 | #2,778 | — | 64 | — |
| 2000 | #10,511 | — | 9 | — |
| 1990 | #9,892 | — | 8 | — |
| 1980 | #5,153 | — | 14 | — |
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How popular is October, counting every spelling?
October is the most common spelling of a name family that had 40 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 40 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | 40 | #3,758 | 253 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name October?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named October (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named October 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named October.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named October?
About 1,200 people born in the US named October are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes October 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.
October by state
How common October was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with October: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like October, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name October
How popular is the name October?
October was the 3758th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2606th with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 12 places. More babies were named October in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is October a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 81% girls, 19% boys given the name October in the US.
Where is October most popular?
In 2021–2025, October was most common in Ohio (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Michigan.