Octavia is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Octavia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #308 for girl births in the United States (and #661 across all names), given to 982 babies. Octavia was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2021 (1,238 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 982 | 982 | #308 | — |
| 2024 | 1,074 | 1,074 | #294 | — |
| 2023 | 1,129 | 1,129 | #279 | — |
| 2022 | 1,238 | 1,238 | #247 | — |
| 2021 | 1,238 | 1,238 | #248 | — |
| 2020 | 930 | 930 | #334 | — |
| 2019 | 852 | 852 | #371 | — |
| 2018 | 737 | 737 | #427 | — |
| 2017 | 505 | 505 | #595 | — |
| 2016 | 260 | 260 | #1,019 | — |
| 2015 | 175 | 175 | #1,361 | — |
| 2014 | 71 | 71 | #2,531 | — |
| 2013 | 73 | 73 | #2,481 | — |
| 2012 | 81 | 81 | #2,332 | — |
| 2011 | 72 | 72 | #2,530 | — |
| 2010 | 91 | 91 | #2,162 | — |
| 2009 | 109 | 109 | #1,928 | — |
| 2008 | 117 | 117 | #1,842 | — |
| 2007 | 95 | 95 | #2,127 | — |
| 2006 | 130 | 130 | #1,638 | — |
| 2005 | 162 | 162 | #1,348 | — |
| 2004 | 140 | 140 | #1,457 | — |
| 2003 | 165 | 165 | #1,269 | — |
| 2002 | 196 | 196 | #1,088 | — |
| 2001 | 183 | 183 | #1,144 | — |
| 2000 | 195 | 195 | #1,064 | — |
| 1999 | 205 | 205 | #1,003 | — |
| 1998 | 241 | 241 | #877 | — |
| 1997 | 249 | — | #833 | — |
| 1996 | 238 | — | #839 | — |
| 1995 | 269 | — | #757 | — |
| 1994 | 308 | — | #695 | #8,509 |
| 1993 | 366 | — | #619 | — |
| 1992 | 389 | — | #596 | #8,164 |
| 1991 | 387 | — | #590 | — |
| 1990 | 376 | — | #618 | #4,902 |
| 1989 | 397 | — | #575 | #3,568 |
| 1988 | 426 | — | #528 | #5,579 |
| 1987 | 451 | — | #485 | #7,800 |
| 1986 | 337 | — | #584 | #6,497 |
| 1985 | 306 | — | #619 | — |
| 1984 | 266 | — | #658 | — |
| 1983 | 256 | — | #691 | #4,063 |
| 1982 | 257 | — | #700 | #6,178 |
| 1981 | 226 | — | #754 | #6,027 |
| 1980 | 197 | — | #833 | #4,398 |
| 1979 | 193 | — | #860 | #3,504 |
| 1978 | 210 | — | #761 | #4,898 |
| 1977 | 191 | — | #817 | #4,963 |
| 1976 | 179 | — | #801 | #6,220 |
| 1975 | 194 | — | #744 | — |
| 1974 | 157 | — | #870 | #4,490 |
| 1973 | 167 | — | #793 | — |
| 1972 | 128 | — | #953 | — |
| 1971 | 138 | — | #963 | #5,441 |
| 1970 | 115 | — | #1,066 | — |
| 1969 | 101 | — | #1,102 | — |
| 1968 | 73 | — | #1,297 | — |
| 1967 | 104 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1966 | 91 | — | #1,109 | — |
| 1965 | 83 | — | #1,183 | — |
| 1964 | 76 | — | #1,276 | — |
| 1963 | 103 | — | #1,064 | — |
| 1962 | 77 | — | #1,263 | — |
| 1961 | 80 | — | #1,240 | — |
| 1960 | 61 | — | #1,414 | — |
| 1959 | 70 | — | #1,287 | — |
| 1958 | 73 | — | #1,247 | — |
| 1957 | 87 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1956 | 72 | — | #1,232 | — |
| 1955 | 59 | — | #1,316 | — |
| 1954 | 66 | — | #1,227 | — |
| 1953 | 63 | — | #1,223 | — |
| 1952 | 70 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1951 | 55 | — | #1,264 | — |
| 1950 | 50 | — | #1,298 | — |
| 1949 | 55 | — | #1,230 | — |
| 1948 | 58 | — | #1,191 | — |
| 1947 | 37 | — | #1,570 | — |
| 1946 | 37 | — | #1,460 | — |
| 1945 | 44 | — | #1,205 | — |
| 1944 | 38 | — | #1,304 | — |
| 1943 | 41 | — | #1,289 | — |
| 1942 | 35 | — | #1,380 | — |
| 1941 | 42 | — | #1,160 | — |
| 1940 | 34 | — | #1,288 | — |
| 1939 | 39 | — | #1,174 | — |
| 1938 | 51 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1937 | 52 | — | #978 | — |
| 1936 | 43 | — | #1,076 | — |
| 1935 | 42 | — | #1,083 | — |
| 1934 | 48 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1933 | 57 | — | #901 | — |
| 1932 | 76 | — | #780 | — |
| 1931 | 60 | — | #894 | — |
| 1930 | 56 | — | #989 | — |
| 1929 | 52 | — | #1,009 | — |
| 1928 | 62 | — | #951 | — |
| 1927 | 75 | — | #853 | — |
| 1926 | 93 | — | #745 | — |
| 1925 | 74 | — | #869 | — |
| 1924 | 93 | — | #775 | — |
| 1923 | 84 | — | #795 | — |
| 1922 | 94 | — | #759 | — |
| 1921 | 105 | — | #716 | — |
| 1920 | 121 | — | #682 | #3,724 |
| 1919 | 95 | — | #720 | — |
| 1918 | 100 | — | #722 | — |
| 1917 | 99 | — | #694 | — |
| 1916 | 111 | — | #645 | — |
| 1915 | 63 | — | #825 | — |
| 1914 | 80 | — | #648 | — |
| 1913 | 70 | — | #623 | — |
| 1912 | 72 | — | #570 | — |
| 1911 | 47 | — | #633 | — |
| 1910 | 65 | — | #509 | — |
| 1909 | 54 | — | #515 | — |
| 1908 | 42 | — | #581 | — |
| 1907 | 67 | — | #437 | — |
| 1906 | 47 | — | #508 | — |
| 1905 | 53 | — | #471 | — |
| 1904 | 56 | — | #434 | — |
| 1903 | 40 | — | #512 | — |
| 1902 | 40 | — | #507 | — |
| 1901 | 38 | — | #495 | — |
| 1900 | 54 | — | #462 | — |
| 1899 | 41 | — | #460 | — |
| 1898 | 53 | — | #426 | — |
| 1897 | 47 | — | #429 | — |
| 1896 | 49 | — | #416 | — |
| 1895 | 38 | — | #476 | — |
| 1894 | 34 | — | #490 | — |
| 1893 | 41 | — | #427 | — |
| 1892 | 33 | — | #477 | — |
| 1891 | 36 | — | #420 | — |
| 1890 | 32 | — | #465 | — |
| 1889 | 33 | — | #426 | — |
| 1888 | 51 | — | #339 | — |
| 1887 | 29 | — | #409 | — |
| 1886 | 30 | — | #399 | — |
| 1885 | 24 | — | #437 | — |
| 1884 | 29 | — | #375 | — |
| 1883 | 26 | — | #364 | — |
| 1882 | 21 | — | #401 | — |
| 1881 | 19 | — | #388 | — |
| 1880 | 27 | — | #306 | — |