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Octavian

Boy

Meaning of Octavian: Latin: 'eighth'

Octavian is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2535th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2535

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,481

First recorded 1970 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 25 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 58 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 38 babies20102011: 54 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 31 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 50 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 61 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 64 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Octavian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 66.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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