Boys' name · since 1917
Octavious
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 1,669 babies named Octavious, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,669
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,669 babies have been named Octavious since 1917, making it today's #5429 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Octavious recorded 1,669 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #5429 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,429 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,669 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Octavious ranks #3,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,429 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,669 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,669
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Octavious's 1,669 recorded births place it above 91.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Octavious compares
1,669 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Octavious's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Octavious | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,669 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Octavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Octavious's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Octavious popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Octavious popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Octavious as girls' name)
Octavious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (469 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Octavious's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Octavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 161
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
271 births
- 1990s
1990s
469 births
- 2000s
2000s
352 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s 139
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 469 births (28% of all-time use).
How Octavious 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 Octavious's total volume
Octavious by state
Where Octavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 301 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 100 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 54 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.6% |
301 of 1,669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Octavious's data
- Octavious's decade-level peak was the 1990s (469 total births); usage has since declined to 139 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Octaviouss (301 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Octavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Octavious 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.