Octave

AHK-tihv /ˈɑːktɪv/
boy 3 syllables fading

Octave is a rare variant of Octavia that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.

Octave is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Octave was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (18 births).

About the name Octave

PronunciationAHK-tihv /ˈɑːktɪv/
CultureDutchFrench
18peak births 1918
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Octave

How popular is Octave?

Boys named Octave
188019001920194019601980200020202024
Boys named Octave per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Octave total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202466#11,952
19695—#4,836
19665—#4,364
19626—#3,912
19605—#4,439
19595—#4,401
195210—#2,629
19495—#4,071
19477—#3,279
19466—#3,422
19445—#3,771
19435—#3,908
19417—#3,059
19406—#3,366
19396—#3,380
19387—#3,085
19376—#3,415
19368—#2,789
19357—#3,168
193414—#1,996
19336—#3,537
19328—#3,026
19318—#3,023
19306—#3,887
19299—#2,908
19288—#3,284
192711—#2,649
192610—#2,851
192511—#2,701
192411—#2,779
19238—#3,381
19228—#3,455
19219—#3,149
192012—#2,560
191918—#1,860
191818—#1,882
19175—#4,407
191614—#2,120
191516—#1,862
191413—#1,837
191210—#1,706
19097—#1,235
19036—#1,095
19007—#1,135
18985—#1,253
18967—#952
18949—#770
189212—#629
188910—#658
188510—#628
18849—#691
18829—#683
18809—#671