Octavian

Where Octavian comes from

From Latin Octavianus, derivative of Octāvius.
— Wiktionary's entry for Octavian
  • Latin
  • 4 syllables
Octavian through the years
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #4,230 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2021
    Peak, #2,157
    66 babies named Octavian, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, notably borne by Augustus (Caesar) between 44 and 27 BCE
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.