Octavia
#308 for girls in 2025, 982 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #7,770
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 1,238 births
- Debut · girls
- 27 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,978since 1880
Octavia over time
Rank among girls' names. Octavia has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #308 | 982 | — | |
| 2024 | #294 | 1,074 | — | |
| 2023 | #279 | 1,129 | — | |
| 2022 | #247 | 1,238 | — | |
| 2021 | #248 | 1,238 | — | |
| 2020 | #333 | 930 | — | |
| 2019 | #370 | 852 | — | |
| 2018 | #426 | 737 | — | |
| 2017 | #595 | 505 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,018 | 260 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,354 | 175 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,517 | 71 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,458 | 73 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,315 | 81 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,511 | 72 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,152 | 91 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,914 | 109 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,834 | 117 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,117 | 95 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,627 | 130 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,343 | 162 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,453 | 140 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,267 | 165 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,084 | 196 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,141 | 183 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,064 | 195 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,000 | 205 | — | |
| 1998 | #876 | 241 | — | |
| 1997 | #831 | 249 | — | |
| 1996 | #838 | 238 | — | |
| 1995 | #757 | 269 | — | |
| 1994 | #693 | 302 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #619 | 366 | — | |
| 1992 | #595 | 383 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #590 | 387 | — | |
| 1990 | #617 | 365 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #574 | 381 | #3,446 | 16 |
| 1988 | #528 | 418 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #484 | 446 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #583 | 331 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #618 | 306 | — | |
| 1984 | #655 | 266 | — | |
| 1983 | #689 | 246 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #698 | 251 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #752 | 220 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #832 | 188 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #860 | 181 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | #757 | 203 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #814 | 184 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #800 | 174 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #741 | 194 | — | |
| 1974 | #867 | 150 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #790 | 167 | — | |
| 1972 | #949 | 128 | — | |
| 1971 | #957 | 133 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,060 | 115 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,100 | 101 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,291 | 73 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,002 | 104 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,102 | 91 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,177 | 83 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,265 | 76 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,056 | 103 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,258 | 77 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,232 | 80 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,405 | 61 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,281 | 70 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,240 | 73 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,124 | 87 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,228 | 72 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,309 | 59 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,224 | 66 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,213 | 63 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,129 | 70 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,254 | 55 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,294 | 50 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,220 | 55 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,185 | 58 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,545 | 37 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,439 | 37 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,293 | 38 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,275 | 41 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,367 | 35 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,151 | 42 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,272 | 34 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,160 | 39 | — | |
| 1938 | #992 | 51 | — | |
| 1937 | #964 | 52 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,062 | 43 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,073 | 42 | — | |
| 1934 | #993 | 48 | — | |
| 1933 | #895 | 57 | — | |
| 1932 | #775 | 76 | — | |
| 1931 | #887 | 60 | — | |
| 1930 | #983 | 56 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,003 | 52 | — | |
| 1928 | #947 | 62 | — | |
| 1927 | #850 | 75 | — | |
| 1926 | #744 | 93 | — | |
| 1925 | #867 | 74 | — | |
| 1924 | #774 | 93 | — | |
| 1923 | #793 | 84 | — | |
| 1922 | #754 | 94 | — | |
| 1921 | #714 | 105 | — | |
| 1920 | #680 | 114 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #717 | 95 | — | |
| 1918 | #721 | 100 | — | |
| 1917 | #690 | 99 | — | |
| 1916 | #641 | 111 | — | |
| 1915 | #824 | 63 | — | |
| 1914 | #647 | 80 | — | |
| 1913 | #618 | 70 | — | |
| 1912 | #567 | 72 | — | |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 | — | |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 | — | |
| 1909 | #509 | 54 | — | |
| 1908 | #574 | 42 | — | |
| 1907 | #434 | 67 | — | |
| 1906 | #506 | 47 | — | |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | — | |
| 1904 | #430 | 56 | — | |
| 1903 | #504 | 40 | — | |
| 1902 | #502 | 40 | — | |
| 1901 | #487 | 38 | — | |
| 1900 | #457 | 54 | — | |
| 1899 | #455 | 41 | — | |
| 1898 | #422 | 53 | — | |
| 1897 | #425 | 47 | — | |
| 1896 | #409 | 49 | — | |
| 1895 | #471 | 38 | — | |
| 1894 | #487 | 34 | — | |
| 1893 | #422 | 41 | — | |
| 1892 | #471 | 33 | — | |
| 1891 | #413 | 36 | — | |
| 1890 | #462 | 32 | — | |
| 1889 | #421 | 33 | — | |
| 1888 | #337 | 51 | — | |
| 1887 | #403 | 29 | — | |
| 1886 | #395 | 30 | — | |
| 1885 | #428 | 24 | — | |
| 1884 | #368 | 29 | — | |
| 1883 | #354 | 26 | — | |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 | — | |
| 1881 | #384 | 19 | — | |
| 1880 | #305 | 27 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Octavia was already there! It came in at #305, and was given to 27 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 28 girls a year got the name.
Where Octavia is popular in 1957
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#445 · 1 in 5,067
- South Carolina#473 · 1 in 4,732
- Georgia#503 · 1 in 5,750
- Alabama#504 · 1 in 5,237
- Louisiana#607 · 1 in 6,635
Best ever in a state: #38 in Vermont, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #445 | 6 | 1 in 5,067 |
| South Carolina | #473 | 6 | 1 in 4,732 |
| Georgia | #503 | 8 | 1 in 5,750 |
| Alabama | #504 | 7 | 1 in 5,237 |
| Louisiana | #607 | 6 | 1 in 6,635 |
| Michigan | #786 | 6 | 1 in 15,853 |
| Ohio | #876 | 6 | 1 in 18,514 |
| New York | #1,221 | 5 | 1 in 33,885 |
| California | #1,303 | 6 | 1 in 27,329 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Octavia
- 14 spots since 2024 (#294 → #308)
- 25 spots since 2020 (#333 → #308)
- 1,046 spots since 2015 (#1,354 → #308)
- Biggest jump: 423 spots in 2017 (#1,018 → #595)
- Biggest drop: 177 spots in 1915 (#647 → #824)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #247 (1,238 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1928
- Highest: 1 in 1,325 girls born in 2022 were named Octavia (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,637 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 27.5% of all girls named Octavia (6,591) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 289 | #305 (1880) | #378 |
| 1890s | 404 | #409 (1896) | #444 |
| 1900s | 491 | #430 (1904) | #487 |
| 1910s | 802 | #503 (1910) | #655 |
| 1920s | 846 | #680 (1920) | #813 |
| 1930s | 524 | #775 (1932) | #978 |
| 1940s | 421 | #1,151 (1941) | #1,293 |
| 1950s | 665 | #1,124 (1957) | #1,230 |
| 1960s | 849 | #1,002 (1967) | #1,189 |
| 1970s | 1,629 | #741 (1975) | #860 |
| 1980s | 3,053 | #484 (1987) | #641 |
| 1990s | 3,005 | #590 (1991) | #742 |
| 2000s | 1,492 | #1,064 (2000) | #1,484 |
| 2010s | 2,917 | #370 (2019) | #1,572 |
| 2020s | 6,591 | #247 (2022) | #285 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Octavia in 1957
Top girls' names in 1957
More about 1957
girls
2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 23,504 of them was named Octavia, which outranked 84.0% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,116Luella88
- #1,116Merle88
- #1,116Suellen88
- #1,124Octavia87
- #1,124Aletha87
- #1,124Denese87
- #1,124Gary87
- #1,135Chrystal86
- #1,135Deedee86
- #1,135Evette86
Tied with 10 names at #1,124; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.