How Many People Are Named Octavis?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Octavis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Octavis peaked in popularity in 1980 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Octavis 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 Octavis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1980
16 births
Total Registered
289
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Octavis
Octavis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 289 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Octavis as a male name
Ranked #11,708 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 1980 (16 births)
Octavis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Octavis span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 105 babies were registered. Octavis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Octavis by Decade
How has Octavis 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.
Octavis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Octavis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Octavis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octavis?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Octavis 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 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Octavis a common name?
Octavis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 289 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Octavis most popular?
Octavis reached peak popularity in 1980, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Octavis is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Octavis a male name?
Octavis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Octavis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Octavis Smith, Octavis Johnson, Octavis 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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