How Many People Are Named Octavian?
people named Octavian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 235,389 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,481 babies named Octavian in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
66 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS. After Gaius Octavius (later Roman emperor Augustus) was adopted by Julius Caesar he took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Octavian in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Octavian alive today is about 17 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Octavian first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2021, to 66 babies. In 2025, 51 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Octavian has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,165, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #2,592.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,592 |
| Best rank | #2,165 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,796 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Octavian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Octavian were born in Texas than in any other state: about 75 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Octavian was given 3.7 times as often in Texas and 2.5 times in California.
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