How Many People Are Named Octavius?
An estimated 3,469 people in the United States have the first name Octavius. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Octavius peaked in popularity in 1991 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Octavius 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 Octavius paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,469
About 1 in 98,805 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1991
126 births
Total Registered
3,629
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Octavius
Octavius is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,629 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Octavius as a male name
Ranked #2,020 in 2024
76 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (126 births)
Octavius as a female name
Ranked #14,551 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1981 (5 births)
Octavius: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Octavius span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 820 babies were registered. While Octavius is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Octavius by Decade
How has Octavius 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.
Octavius by State
Birth registrations for Octavius span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Idaho. On average, about 77 Octaviuss were registered per state.
Octavius + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Octavius as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Octavius: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octavius?
We estimate approximately 3,469 people named Octavius 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 98,805 Americans share this first name.
Is Octavius a common name?
Octavius is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,629 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Octavius most popular?
Octavius reached peak popularity in 1991, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Octavius is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Octavius a male name?
Octavius is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Octavius Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Octavius Smith, Octavius Johnson, Octavius 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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