Girls' name · since 1894
Octava
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Octava, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Octava sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Octava has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1894, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1931.
- #37,336 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Octava ranks #37,336 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #37,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Octava's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Octava's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Octava's full recorded timeline at 1921, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Octava popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1931
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Octava by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (19 births, 46% of the file).
1920s was Octava's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Octava births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 19 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Octava's decade-level peak was the 1920s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Octava: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1894–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Octava draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.