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Octavius
Pronounced /ɒkˈteɪvɪəs/
Rank in 2024
#2,010
Born in 2024
76
Peak year
1991 · #947
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 76 boys were named Octavius, about 1 in every 22,570.
- It peaked in 1991 with 126 babies, ranked #947.
- It first shows up in the records in 1911.
- 3,614 boys have been named Octavius since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Octavius per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 34 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 12 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 51 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 588 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,256 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 844 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 829 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin Octāvius (“Roman praenomen and nomen”), from octavius (“eighth”), probably initially in reference the child's birth order or the month of their birth in the Roman calendar.
- (uncommon) A male given name from Latin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ɒkˈteɪvɪəs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Octavius, CC BY-SA 4.0.