How Many People Are Named Octavia?
An estimated 18,787 people in the United States have the first name Octavia. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Octavia peaked in popularity in 2021 with 1,238 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Octavia 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 Octavia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Octavia is overwhelmingly female, 139 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
18,787
About 1 in 18,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2021
1,238 births
Total Registered
23,120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Octavia
Octavia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23,120 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Octavia as a male name
Ranked #8,508 in 1994
6 male births in 1994
Peak: 1989 (16 births)
Octavia as a female name
Ranked #295 in 2024
1,066 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (1,238 births)
Octavia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Octavia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 5,598 babies were registered. Octavia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Octavia by Decade
How has Octavia 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.
Octavia by State
Birth registrations for Octavia span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Hawaii, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 360 Octavias were registered per state.
Octavia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Octavia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Octavia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octavia?
We estimate approximately 18,787 people named Octavia 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 18,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Octavia a common name?
Octavia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Octavia most popular?
Octavia reached peak popularity in 2021, when 1,238 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Octavia is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Octavia a female name?
Octavia is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Octavia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Octavia Smith, Octavia Johnson, Octavia 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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