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Octavian

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Octavian is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 63 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
630.00% of boys
Peak year
202166 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1970
1,428people given the name
Babies named Octavian, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

1,428 boys have been named Octavian in the United States since 1970, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 66 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 30%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Octavian
1970s75
1980s99
1990s173
2000s352
2010s431
2020s298

In 2021, its biggest year

Octavian was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.

Names that rose and fell with Octavian

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.