How Many People Are Named Octavian?
An estimated 1,405 people in the United States have the first name Octavian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Octavian peaked in popularity in 2021 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Octavian 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 Octavian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,405
About 1 in 243,953 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2021
66 births
Total Registered
1,428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Octavian
Octavian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,428 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Octavian as a male name
Ranked #2,270 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (66 births)
Octavian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Octavian span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 431 babies were registered. While Octavian is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Octavian by Decade
How has Octavian 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.
Octavian by State
Birth registrations for Octavian span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, Minnesota. On average, about 18 Octavians were registered per state.
Octavian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Octavian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Octavian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octavian?
We estimate approximately 1,405 people named Octavian 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 243,953 Americans share this first name.
Is Octavian a common name?
Octavian is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Octavian most popular?
Octavian reached peak popularity in 2021, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Octavian is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Octavian a male name?
Octavian is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Octavian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Octavian Smith, Octavian Johnson, Octavian 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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