The first name Octave
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Octave last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2016, with 4 births (#4,023).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Octave with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Octave at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 6 boys born in the United States were named Octave, the 11,952nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 18 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Octave
19 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Octave MirbeauFrench writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)
- Octave LapizeFrench racing cyclist (1887–1917)
- Octave FeuilletFrench writer (1821–1890)
- Octave ChanuteFrench-American aviation pioneer (1832–1910)
- Octave CrémazieCanadian poet (1827-1879)
- Octave PirmezBelgian writer (1832-1883)
- Octave UzanneFrench writer (1851–1931)
- Octave MausArt critic, lawyer, writer (1856–1919)
- Octave HamelinFrench philosopher (1856–1907)
- Octave DayenFrench cyclist (1906-1987)
- Octave AubryFrench writer (1881–1946)
- Octave LevenspielAmerican chemist (1926–2017)
Questions
- How popular is the name Octave?
- In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Octave, ranking 4,991st. Its peak was 2016, with 4 births.
- Is Octave a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 450 US babies named Octave since 1880 were boys.
- When was Octave most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 18 babies were named Octave, its highest rank at 1,882nd.