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Octavius

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Meaning of Octavius: Latin: 'eighth'

Octavius 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 — 2039th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2039

72 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,702

First recorded 1911 · peak 1991

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 71 babies1982: 48 babies1983: 57 babies1984: 54 babies1985: 57 babies1986: 70 babies1987: 106 babies1988: 93 babies1989: 84 babies1990: 100 babies19901991: 126 babies1992: 66 babies1993: 102 babies1994: 85 babies1995: 87 babies1996: 65 babies1997: 66 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 64 babies2000: 69 babies20002001: 52 babies2002: 50 babies2003: 45 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 69 babies2009: 57 babies2010: 57 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 38 babies2013: 51 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 57 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 57 babies2018: 73 babies2019: 68 babies2020: 85 babies20202021: 96 babies2022: 84 babies2023: 88 babies2024: 77 babies2025: 72 babies
US babies named Octavius per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 126.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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