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Octavius

/ɑˈkteɪviəs/ · 100% boys · 72 born in 2025

Octavius has been given to about 3,702 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɑˈkteɪviəs/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,425
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Octavius per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 126
  • Born in 202572
  • All time3,702

How popular is Octavius?

Its best year was 1991, when 126 babies were given the name, ranking 951st. The typical living American called Octavius is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Octavius

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Octavio0.68
  2. Cassius0.66
  3. Darius0.59
  4. Ladarius0.59
  5. Ignatius0.59
  6. Darrius0.56
  7. Cornelius0.55
  8. Otis0.49

Middle names for Octavius

Ranked by flow score
  1. Octavius Paul0.83
  2. Octavius John0.83
  3. Octavius Lee0.83
  4. Octavius Dean0.82
  5. Octavius Blake0.82
  6. Octavius Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Octavius

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.92
  2. Kareembrother · 0.89
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.88
  4. Emeraldsister · 0.88
  5. Aracelisister · 0.88
  6. Chanasister · 0.87

Where Octavius is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Octavius White0.78
  2. Octavius Reyes0.78
  3. Octavius Moore0.78
  4. Octavius Lee0.78
  5. Octavius Hill0.78
  6. Octavius Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Octavius

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Octavius across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.