Boys' name · since 1908
Octavio
Octavio has 11,449 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,111 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,449
- born since 1908
- 2000s
- peak decade
Octavio currently ranks #1277 among boys' names in America, with 11,449 babies recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Octavio recorded 11,449 times among boys since 1908, holding rank #1277 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #1,111 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,277 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,449 born since 1908
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Octavio ranks #1,111 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,277 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,449 born since 1908, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,111 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,449
- born since 1908
- 2000s
- peak decade
Octavio's 11,449 recorded births place it above 97.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Octavio compares
11,449 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Octavio's all-time total is 31x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Octavio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,449 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 437 | 34 | 22,252 |
Octavio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Octavio's full recorded timeline at 1968, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 437 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Octavio popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 437
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Octavio popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Octavio as girls' name)
Octavio by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,871 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Octavio's strongest decade.
2,871 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Octavio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 76
1910s
76 births
- 1920s 199
1920s
199 births
- 1930s 212
1930s
212 births
- 1940s 211
1940s
211 births
- 1950s 338
1950s
338 births
- 1960s 519
1960s
519 births
- 1970s 1,027
1970s
1,027 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,407 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,153 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,871 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,610 births
- 2020s 820
2020s
820 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,871 births (25% of all-time use).
How Octavio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Octavio's total volume
Octavio by state
Where Octavio concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,327 | 37.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,461 | 21.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 599 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 465 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 289 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 260 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 163 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 116 | 1.0% |
4,327 of 11,449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Octavio appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Octavio's data
- Octavio's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,871 total births); usage has since declined to 820 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Octavios (4,327 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Octavio
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Octavio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Octavio 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.