Recorded 1973–2015 Boys' name Peak 1980 289 births

Octavis — boys' name

289 babies named Octavis in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s891990s1052000s442010s6
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Octavis was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

16 babies were named Octavis in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Octavis

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Octavis between 1973 and 2015, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Octavis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Octavis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Octavis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Octavis 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 289 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.

Octavis at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

289

Since 1973

43 years of records

Peak year

1980

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1973

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2015

Octavis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1973

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1980)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20152001199619911985198019751973 5

Octavis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
105 births that decade — 36% of Octavis's all-time total
1970s451980s891990s1052000s442010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Octavis?
289 babies have been named Octavis since 1973. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1980 with 16 births.
When was Octavis most popular?
Octavis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Octavis been used?
Octavis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 43 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Octavis?
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.

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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, 1973–2015 (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.