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Octavia

Girl's name · #308 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Octavia is near its high-water mark: it reached #247 in 2022 and still ranked #308 in 2025. About 24,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#226 in New Zealand (2025) · #413 in France (2025) · #507 in England & Wales (2025) · #922 in Belgium (2025) · #973 in Scotland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #2,418 in Switzerland (2025) · #274 in Canada (2024).

Famous Octavias

• Octavia Spencer — American actress
• Octavia E. Butler — American science fiction writer (1947–2006)
• Octavia the Younger — Sister of Roman emperor Augustus
• Octavia Hill — English social reformer (1838–1912)
• Octavia the Elder — Half-sister of Roman emperor Augustus

In stories & tradition

• Octavia of the Julii — Rome (TV series)
• Octavia Blake^es — The 100 (novel series)
• Octavia — Helluva Boss (web series)

What Octavias become

Among 55 notable people named Octavia:

Medical professionals appear 2.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Octavia Ritchie, Canadian physician and suffragist (1868–1948).

Similar names: Elaina · Alessia · Reign · Camilla · Natalia · Antonella

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