Recorded 1997–2008 Boys' name Peak 2003 23 births

Octavien — boys' name

23 babies named Octavien in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s18
2000s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Octavien was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Octavien in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Octavien

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Octavien between 1997 and 2008, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Octavien currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Octavien performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Octavien shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Octavien in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Octavien at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

23

Since 1997

12 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1997

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2008

Octavien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1997

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2008200520031997 5

Octavien by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 78% of Octavien's all-time total
1990s52000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Octavien?
23 babies have been named Octavien since 1997. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Octavien most popular?
Octavien was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Octavien been used?
Octavien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 12 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Octavien?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Octavio, Octavius, Octavious, Octavian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.