US rank #6853 Boys' name Peak 1992 1,651 births

Octavious — #6853 US boys' name

1,651 babies named Octavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51950s51960s71970s1611980s2711990s4692000s3522010s2552020s121
#6853
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Octavious was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

63 babies were named Octavious in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Octavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,651 babies named Octavious between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Octavious currently holds the #6853 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Octavious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 469 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Octavious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 301 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Octavious in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Octavious 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 1,651 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.

Octavious at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,651

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1992

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,853

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Octavious popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
63
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Octavious popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1989 (Octavious as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1989 5

Octavious by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
469 births that decade — 28% of Octavious's all-time total
1910s51920s51950s51960s71970s1611980s2711990s4692000s3522010s2552020s121

Octavious by state

Where Octavious concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Octavious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
301 18.2%
#2 Florida
100 6.1%
#3 Tennessee
54 3.3%
#4 Mississippi
23 1.4%
#5 Texas
19 1.2%
#6 Alabama
12 0.7%
#7 North Carolina
10 0.6%
Georgia share of Octavious's total US births 18.2%
Even split

301 of 1,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Octavious?
1,651 babies have been named Octavious since 1917. It currently ranks #6853 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 63 births.
When was Octavious most popular?
Octavious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 469 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Octavious most popular?
The top states for the name Octavious are Georgia (301 births), Florida (100 births), Tennessee (54 births).
How long has the name Octavious been used?
Octavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Octavious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Octavio, Octavius, 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, 1917–2024 (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.