Girls' name · since 1976
Octivia
68 babies named Octivia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Octivia since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Octivia has been recorded 68 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2000.
- #31,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Octivia ranks #31,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #31,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Octivia's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Octivia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Octivia splits its recorded history at 1986: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Octivia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Octivia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Octivia's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Octivia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Octivia's data
- Octivia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Octivia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1976–2000 (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 Octivia 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.