Octavius Boy
How popular is Octavius?
#2,056 boy name in 2025
72 baby boys were named Octavius in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
3,521living people named Octavius (est.)
30median age of people named Octavius
3,702babies named Octavius since 1880
1 in 46,046US babies born in 2025
Octavius popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,056 for boys (▼ 59 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 72 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #1,778 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (126 boys) |
| Highest rank | #913 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1911 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Octavius is most popular
Babies named Octavius per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Octavius by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | #1,536 |
| 1920s | 24 | #3,355 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1940s | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1950s | 11 | #3,424 |
| 1960s | 78 | #2,326 |
| 1970s | 490 | #1,040 |
| 1980s | 684 | #913 |
| 1990s | 815 | #941 |
| 2000s | 520 | #1,662 |
| 2010s | 535 | #1,993 |
| 2020s | 502 | #1,700 |
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Questions
- Is Octavius a boy or girl name?
- Octavius is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Octavius were boys.
- How popular is the name Octavius?
- 72 baby boys were named Octavius in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
- When was Octavius most popular?
- Octavius peaked in 1991, when 126 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #913 in 1987.
- How many people are named Octavius?
- 3,702 babies have been named Octavius in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,521 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Octavius most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Octavius was most common in North Carolina, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.