How Many People Are Named Octavius?
people named Octavius are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 97,374 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,702 babies named Octavius in Social Security records from 1911 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
126 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus. This was the original family name of the emperor Augustus (born Gaius Octavius). It was also rarely used as a Roman praenomen, or given name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Octavius (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Octavius alive today is about 27 years old, and 51% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Octavius first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 1991, to 126 babies. In 2025, 72 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Octavius has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #917, in 1987. In 2025 it ranked #2,073.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,073 |
| Best rank | #917 (1987) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,305 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Octavius alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Octavius were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 439 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Octavius was given 10.5 times as often in Georgia, 4.3 times in Florida and 4 times in Mississippi.
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