Octavia

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Octavia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning eight that derives from the Octavia gens.

From Wikipedia

Octavia first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 1,238 babies (rank #248 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,066 girls (rank #295). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Octavia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Octavia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

23,120

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,238

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Octavia

Octavia Spencerfilm actor · b. 1970
Octavia E. Butlerscience fiction writer · b. 1947

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	27	#306
1881	19	#388
1882	21	#401
1883	26	#364
1884	29	#375
1885	24	#437
1886	30	#399
1887	29	#409
1888	51	#339
1889	33	#426
1890	32	#465
1891	36	#420
1892	33	#477
1893	41	#427
1894	34	#490
1895	38	#476
1896	49	#416
1897	47	#429
1898	53	#426
1899	41	#460
1900	54	#462
1901	38	#495
1902	40	#507
1903	40	#512
1904	56	#434
1905	53	#471
1906	47	#508
1907	67	#437
1908	42	#581
1909	54	#515
1910	65	#509
1911	47	#633
1912	72	#570
1913	70	#623
1914	80	#648
1915	63	#825
1916	111	#645
1917	99	#694
1918	100	#722
1919	95	#720
1920	114	#682
1921	105	#716
1922	94	#759
1923	84	#795
1924	93	#775
1925	74	#869
1926	93	#745
1927	75	#853
1928	62	#951
1929	52	#1,009
1930	56	#989
1931	60	#894
1932	76	#781
1933	57	#901
1934	48	#1,002
1935	42	#1,083
1936	43	#1,076
1937	52	#978
1938	51	#1,005
1939	39	#1,174
1940	34	#1,288
1941	42	#1,160
1942	35	#1,380
1943	41	#1,289
1944	38	#1,305
1945	44	#1,206
1946	37	#1,460
1947	37	#1,570
1948	58	#1,191
1949	55	#1,230
1950	50	#1,298
1951	55	#1,264
1952	70	#1,135
1953	63	#1,223
1954	66	#1,228
1955	59	#1,316
1956	72	#1,232
1957	87	#1,132
1958	73	#1,248
1959	70	#1,286
1960	61	#1,414
1961	80	#1,240
1962	77	#1,263
1963	103	#1,064
1964	76	#1,276
1965	83	#1,183
1966	91	#1,109
1967	104	#1,006
1968	73	#1,296
1969	101	#1,102
1970	115	#1,066
1971	133	#963
1972	128	#954
1973	167	#793
1974	150	#870
1975	194	#744
1976	174	#801
1977	184	#816
1978	203	#762
1979	181	#860
1980	188	#833
1981	220	#754
1982	251	#700
1983	246	#691
1984	266	#658
1985	306	#619
1986	331	#584
1987	446	#485
1988	418	#528
1989	381	#574
1990	365	#618
1991	387	#590
1992	383	#596
1993	366	#619
1994	302	#695
1995	269	#757
1996	238	#839
1997	249	#833
1998	241	#877
1999	205	#1,003
2000	195	#1,064
2001	183	#1,143
2002	196	#1,088
2003	165	#1,269
2004	140	#1,457
2005	162	#1,348
2006	130	#1,637
2007	95	#2,127
2008	117	#1,842
2009	109	#1,928
2010	90	#2,182
2011	72	#2,530
2012	81	#2,331
2013	73	#2,480
2014	71	#2,531
2015	174	#1,365
2016	260	#1,019
2017	505	#595
2018	737	#427
2019	850	#371
2020	928	#334
2021	1,238	#248
2022	1,237	#247
2023	1,129	#279
2024	1,066	#295