US rank #1363 Boys' name Peak 2003 11,294 births

Octavio — #1363 US boys' name

11,294 babies named Octavio in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s761920s1991930s2121940s2111950s3381960s5191970s10271980s14071990s21532000s28702010s16102020s666
#1363
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Octavio was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

437 babies were named Octavio in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Octavio

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,294 babies named Octavio between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Octavio currently holds the #1363 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 437 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Octavio performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,870 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Octavio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,286 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Octavio in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Octavio 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 11,294 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.

Octavio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11,294

Since 1908

117 years of records

Peak year

2003

437 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,363

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1908

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2024

Octavio popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
437
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Octavio popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1986 (Octavio as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1986 5

Octavio by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,870 births that decade — 25% of Octavio's all-time total
1900s61910s761920s1991930s2121940s2111950s3381960s5191970s10271980s14071990s21532000s28702010s16102020s666

Octavio by state

Where Octavio concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Octavio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,286 37.9%
#2 Texas
2,423 21.5%
#3 Illinois
590 5.2%
#4 Arizona
459 4.1%
#5 New York
289 2.6%
#6 Florida
253 2.2%
#7 Washington
158 1.4%
#8 Colorado
116 1.0%
California share of Octavio's total US births 37.9%
Even split

4,286 of 11,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Octavio appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Octavio?
11,294 babies have been named Octavio since 1908. It currently ranks #1363 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 437 births.
When was Octavio most popular?
Octavio was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,870 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Octavio most popular?
The top states for the name Octavio are California (4,286 births), Texas (2,423 births), Illinois (590 births).
How long has the name Octavio been used?
Octavio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 117 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Octavio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Octavius, Octavious, Octavian, Octaviano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1908–2024 (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.