Octavia
Latin, the feminine of Octavius, from octavus, eighth, a family name of the sort Romans drew from numbers. The sister of Augustus bore it.
Octavia in 2025
Octavia was given to 982 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 661st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,376 babies born.
The history of Octavia
Octavia reached its highest point in 2021, when 1,238 babies were given the name, ranking 540th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 24,117 babies have been named Octavia. Half of them were born before 1995, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Octavia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Octavia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 289 | 579 |
| 1890s | 404 | 660 |
| 1900s | 491 | 689 |
| 1910s | 802 | 811 |
| 1920s | 853 | 1,217 |
| 1930s | 524 | 1,445 |
| 1940s | 421 | 2,030 |
| 1950s | 665 | 1,879 |
| 1960s | 849 | 1,674 |
| 1970s | 1,672 | 1,300 |
| 1980s | 3,119 | 894 |
| 1990s | 3,028 | 1,091 |
| 2000s | 1,492 | 1,869 |
| 2010s | 2,917 | 754 |
| 2020s | 6,591 | 540 |
Where Octavia is heading
Octavia has grown more than 5.6 times over the past decade, from 175 babies in 2015 to 982 in 2025.
Names like Octavia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Octavia.