Octavia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ok-TAY-vee-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #524 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #308 for girls
Octavia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “eighth”. In 2025 it ranked 524th for girls in the UK (83 babies) and 308th for girls in the US (982 babies).
What does Octavia mean?
Latin: feminine of the Roman family name Octavius
“eighth”
Octavia, sister of the emperor Augustus, was the wife of Mark Antony.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Octavia a girl's or a boy's name?
Octavia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 83 girls in the UK and 982 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Octavia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 524th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 83 about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 83 girls in the UK were named Octavia, making it the 524th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 466th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 130 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Octavia than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Octavia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 502nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Octavia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #524 |
| 2024 | 114 | #416 |
| 2023 | 93 | #472 |
| 2022 | 109 | #432 |
| 2021 | 130 | #387 |
| 2020 | 96 | #466 |
| 2019 | 76 | #577 |
| 2018 | 85 | #547 |
| 2017 | 83 | #566 |
| 2016 | 56 | #767 |
| 2015 | 80 | #588 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,317 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 18 | #1,182 |
| 1999 | 24 | #975 |
| 1998 | 31 | #813 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 17 | #1,179 |
How popular is Octavia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 308th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 982 about 1 in 1,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 982 girls in the US were named Octavia, making it the 308th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 333rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 1,238 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Octavia than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Octavia in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Octavia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 982 | #308 |
| 2024 | 1,074 | #294 |
| 2023 | 1,129 | #279 |
| 2022 | 1,238 | #247 |
| 2021 | 1,238 | #248 |
| 2020 | 930 | #333 |
| 2019 | 852 | #370 |
| 2018 | 737 | #426 |
| 2017 | 505 | #595 |
| 2016 | 260 | #1,018 |
| 2015 | 175 | #1,354 |
| 2014 | 71 | #2,515 |
| 2013 | 73 | #2,458 |
| 2012 | 81 | #2,315 |
| 2011 | 72 | #2,510 |
| 2010 | 91 | #2,152 |
| 2009 | 109 | #1,914 |
| 2008 | 117 | #1,834 |
| 2007 | 95 | #2,117 |
| 2006 | 130 | #1,627 |
| 2005 | 162 | #1,343 |
| 2004 | 140 | #1,452 |
| 2003 | 165 | #1,266 |
| 2002 | 196 | #1,083 |
| 2001 | 183 | #1,140 |
| 2000 | 195 | #1,062 |
| 1999 | 205 | #998 |
| 1998 | 241 | #876 |
| 1997 | 249 | #831 |
| 1996 | 238 | #838 |
| 1995 | 269 | #756 |
| 1994 | 302 | #693 |
| 1993 | 366 | #619 |
| 1992 | 383 | #595 |
| 1991 | 387 | #590 |
| 1990 | 365 | #616 |
| 1989 | 381 | #573 |
| 1988 | 418 | #528 |
| 1987 | 446 | #484 |
| 1986 | 331 | #583 |
| 1985 | 306 | #618 |
| 1984 | 266 | #655 |
| 1983 | 246 | #689 |
| 1982 | 251 | #698 |
| 1981 | 220 | #752 |
| 1980 | 188 | #832 |
| 1979 | 181 | #860 |
| 1978 | 203 | #757 |
| 1977 | 184 | #814 |
| 1976 | 174 | #800 |
| 1975 | 194 | #741 |
| 1974 | 150 | #867 |
| 1973 | 167 | #790 |
| 1972 | 128 | #949 |
| 1971 | 133 | #957 |
| 1970 | 115 | #1,060 |
| 1969 | 101 | #1,100 |
| 1968 | 73 | #1,291 |
| 1967 | 104 | #1,002 |
| 1966 | 91 | #1,102 |
| 1965 | 83 | #1,177 |
| 1964 | 76 | #1,265 |
| 1963 | 103 | #1,056 |
| 1962 | 77 | #1,258 |
| 1961 | 80 | #1,231 |
| 1960 | 61 | #1,404 |
| 1959 | 70 | #1,280 |
| 1958 | 73 | #1,239 |
| 1957 | 87 | #1,123 |
| 1956 | 72 | #1,227 |
| 1955 | 59 | #1,308 |
| 1954 | 66 | #1,223 |
| 1953 | 63 | #1,212 |
| 1952 | 70 | #1,128 |
| 1951 | 55 | #1,253 |
| 1950 | 50 | #1,293 |
| 1949 | 55 | #1,219 |
| 1948 | 58 | #1,184 |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,544 |
| 1946 | 37 | #1,438 |
| 1945 | 44 | #1,186 |
| 1944 | 38 | #1,292 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,274 |
| 1942 | 35 | #1,367 |
| 1941 | 42 | #1,151 |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,272 |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,160 |
| 1938 | 51 | #992 |
| 1937 | 52 | #964 |
| 1936 | 43 | #1,062 |
| 1935 | 42 | #1,073 |
| 1934 | 48 | #993 |
| 1933 | 57 | #895 |
| 1932 | 76 | #775 |
| 1931 | 60 | #887 |
| 1930 | 56 | #983 |
| 1929 | 52 | #1,003 |
| 1928 | 62 | #947 |
| 1927 | 75 | #850 |
| 1926 | 93 | #744 |
| 1925 | 74 | #867 |
| 1924 | 93 | #774 |
| 1923 | 84 | #793 |
| 1922 | 94 | #754 |
| 1921 | 105 | #714 |
| 1920 | 114 | #680 |
| 1919 | 95 | #717 |
| 1918 | 100 | #721 |
| 1917 | 99 | #690 |
| 1916 | 111 | #641 |
| 1915 | 63 | #824 |
| 1914 | 80 | #647 |
| 1913 | 70 | #618 |
| 1912 | 72 | #567 |
| 1911 | 47 | #624 |
| 1910 | 65 | #503 |
| 1909 | 54 | #509 |
| 1908 | 42 | #574 |
| 1907 | 67 | #434 |
| 1906 | 47 | #506 |
| 1905 | 53 | #464 |
| 1904 | 56 | #430 |
| 1903 | 40 | #504 |
| 1902 | 40 | #502 |
| 1901 | 38 | #487 |
| 1900 | 54 | #457 |
| 1899 | 41 | #455 |
| 1898 | 53 | #422 |
| 1897 | 47 | #425 |
| 1896 | 49 | #409 |
| 1895 | 38 | #471 |
| 1894 | 34 | #487 |
| 1893 | 41 | #422 |
| 1892 | 33 | #471 |
| 1891 | 36 | #413 |
| 1890 | 32 | #462 |
| 1889 | 33 | #421 |
| 1888 | 51 | #337 |
| 1887 | 29 | #403 |
| 1886 | 30 | #395 |
| 1885 | 24 | #428 |
| 1884 | 29 | #368 |
| 1883 | 26 | #354 |
| 1882 | 21 | #389 |
| 1881 | 19 | #384 |
| 1880 | 27 | #305 |
Names like Octavia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucia, Cecilia, Aurelia, Olivia, Emilia, Ophelia, Victoria, Sophia, Amelia, Julia, Alba, Rosa
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Octavia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/octavia, updated 20 October 2026.