Octavius

Recorded 1911–2025 · United States

Octavius was most popular in 1991, when 126 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,208 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,387, with 72 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,702 people named Octavius.

Most popular in1991

Rank that year#2,208

Births that year126

Total since 18803,702

Given to100% boys

Octavius over time

Births per year. The dot marks Octavius’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Octavius a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Octavius is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 3,702 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Octavius

Where Octavius is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org