Gender
Origin
- Greek
- The Eighth
- Latin
- Eighth
Syllables
4
Themes
- Biblical
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Octavius
Pronunciation
o-cta-vius, oc-tavius
Famous People
Mexican poet Octavio Paz
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #944, 126 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2056, 72 births)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #12954, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | – |
| 2024 | 76 | – |
| 2023 | 88 | – |
| 2022 | 84 | – |
| 2021 | 96 | – |
| 2020 | 85 | – |
| 2019 | 68 | – |
| 2018 | 73 | – |
| 2017 | 57 | – |
| 2016 | 51 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #3448, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1911 (rank #504, 6 births); most recent 1920 (rank #687, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence