Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

October

Gender

Female

Origin

Unknown

Pronunciation

o-cto-ber, oc-tober

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4740, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #2583, 72 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3712, 40 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025940
20241243
20232152
20221165
2021852
2020656
20191151
2018663
2017652
2016656

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 2023 (rank #4985, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #5761, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024––
20233–
2022––
2021––
2020––
2019––
2018––
2017–3
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