How Many People Are Named Octava?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Octava. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Octava peaked in popularity in 1921 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Octava 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 Octava paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Octava is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
- Octava is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1921
8 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Octava
Octava is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Octava as a female name
Ranked #4,806 in 1931
5 female births in 1931
Peak: 1921 (8 births)
Octava: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Octava span from the 1890s to the 1930s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 19 babies were registered. Octava has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Octava by Decade
How has Octava 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.
Octava + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Octava as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Octava: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octava?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Octava 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Octava a common name?
Octava is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Octava most popular?
Octava reached peak popularity in 1921, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Octava is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Octava a female name?
Octava is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Octava Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Octava Smith, Octava Johnson, Octava 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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