How Many People Are Named Octa?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Octa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 94 years old, and Octa peaked in popularity in 1915 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Octa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Octa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 94, Octa is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1942.
- Octa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
94
years old
Peak Year
1915
14 births
Total Registered
160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Octa
Octa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 160 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Octa as a female name
Ranked #4,304 in 1941
6 female births in 1941
Peak: 1915 (14 births)
Octa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Octa span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 50 babies were registered. Octa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Octa by Decade
How has Octa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Octa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Octa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Octa
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Octa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octa?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Octa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Octa a common name?
Octa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Octa most popular?
Octa reached peak popularity in 1915, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Octa is approximately 94 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Octa a female name?
Octa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Octa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Octa Smith, Octa Johnson, Octa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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