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Octavius

Meaning: Eighth; eighth-born
Origin: Latin (from octavus (eighth), name of the Octavia gens)

Boy's name · #2073 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Octavius reached its best rank, #918, in 1987 and ranked #2073 in 2025. About 3,700 boys have carried it since 1911.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,619 in Canada (2024).

Famous Octaviuses

Octavius Pickard-Cambridge — British entomologist (1828–1917)
Octavius Mamilius — Politician
Octavius Ellis — American basketball player (born 1993)
Octavius Catto — American activist (1839–1871)
Octavius Brooks Frothingham — American clergyman and writer (1822–1895)

In stories & tradition

Octavius Caesar — Antony and Cleopatra (musical stage work)

What Octaviuses become

Among 56 notable people named Octavius:

Similar names: Octavian · Kalvin · Kadence · Kassius · Honor · Croix

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