Octavius
Octavius is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Octavius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Octavius is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Octavius
American parents first put Octavius on the record books as a baby boy name in 1911, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 126 Octaviuss were born — ranking #945 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Octaviuss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,018 among baby boy names with 77 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 4K Octaviuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Octavius
Octavius is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Octavius's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #914. Use the chart and map above to compare Octavius's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.