How Many People Are Named Octave?
An estimated 78 people in the United States have the first name Octave. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Octave peaked in popularity in 1918 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Octave 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 Octave paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Octave is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
- Octave is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
78
About 1 in 4,394,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1918
18 births
Total Registered
449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Octave
Octave is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 449 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Octave as a male name
Ranked #11,904 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (18 births)
Octave: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Octave span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 97 babies were registered. Octave has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Octave by Decade
How has Octave 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.
Octave by State
Octave + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Octave as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Octave
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Octave: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octave?
We estimate approximately 78 people named Octave 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 4,394,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Octave a common name?
Octave is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Octave most popular?
Octave reached peak popularity in 1918, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Octave is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Octave a male name?
Octave is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Octave Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Octave Smith, Octave Johnson, Octave 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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