# Octavian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/octavian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “-ian: forming adjectives” |
| Pronunciation | /ɒkˈteɪvi.ən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,481 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,481 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 160, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Octavianus, from Octāvius + -ianus (“-ian: forming adjectives”), initially used to distinguish the future Roman emperor upon his adoption by his uncle Gaius Julius Caesar, upon which his formal name became identical to his new father. Equivalent to Octavius + -ian.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54 | 2,368 |
| 2012 | 29 | 3,687 |
| 2013 | 43 | 2,750 |
| 2014 | 33 | 3,354 |
| 2015 | 31 | 3,567 |
| 2016 | 56 | 2,360 |
| 2017 | 40 | 2,991 |
| 2018 | 47 | 2,659 |
| 2019 | 61 | 2,284 |
| 2020 | 50 | 2,576 |
| 2021 | 66 | 2,166 |
| 2022 | 61 | 2,343 |
| 2023 | 58 | 2,381 |
| 2024 | 64 | 2,249 |
| 2025 | 51 | 2,592 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3,987 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,703 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,610 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1,986 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,548 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,301 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,692 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1,951 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,798 |

## In other languages

- Armenian: Օկտավիանոս
- Bulgarian: Октавиа́н
- Chinese: 屋大維 /屋大维
- French: Octavien
- German: Octavian
- Greek: Οκταβιανός
- Italian: Ottaviano
- Latin: Octavianus
- Romanian: Octavian
- Russian: Октавиа́н

## People named Octavian

- August Fournier, Austrian historian and politician (1850-1920)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.