The first name Octavius

Octavius last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2021, with 5 births (#3,451).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Octavius with other names.

In 2025, 72 boys born in the United States were named Octavius, the 2,073rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 126 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.

Spelled Octavius in German too.

• Prince Octavius of Great Britain
  British prince, 1779–1783
• Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
  British entomologist (1828–1917)
• Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
  British arachnologist (1860-1905)
• Octavius Ellis
  American basketball player (born 1993)
• Octavius Catto
  American activist (1839–1871)
• F. O. C. Darley
  American artist (1822–1888)

• Leo
• Lucas
• Paul
• Max
• Theodore
• Sebastian
• Anthony
• Gabriel
• Patrick
• Martin
• Mark
• Roman
• Leon
• Francis
• Felix
• Julian

All 381 names of Latin origin

What does the name Octavius mean?

From Latin Octāvius, name of a Roman gens.

What is the origin of the name Octavius?

From Latin Octāvius, name of a Roman gens.

How popular is the name Octavius?

In 2024, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Octavius, ranking 4,270th. Its peak was 2021, with 5 births.

Is Octavius a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,702 US babies named Octavius since 1880 were boys.

When was Octavius most popular?

1991 in the United States, when 126 babies were named Octavius, its highest rank at 951st.

How do you pronounce Octavius?

Octavius is /ɒkˈteɪvɪəs/, 4 syllables.