Octavia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning eighth; from the Roman family name Octavius.
Babies a year
502
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#308
down from #295
UK popularity
#502
80 babies · down from #395
How Octavia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #595 |
| 2018 | #430 |
| 2019 | #371 |
| 2020 | #335 |
| 2021 | #248 |
| 2022 | #249 |
| 2023 | #279 |
| 2024 | #295 |
| 2025 | #308 |
In 2025, 80 babies in England and Wales were named Octavia. In the US, 502 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Octavia was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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