Is Octavius a boy or girl name?
Octavius is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 76 boys were named Octavius, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 3,629 US babies named Octavius were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,020
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Octavius since 1911
- 3,629
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 126 babies
Boys and girls named Octavius, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 490 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 684 | 10 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 815 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 520 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 535 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 429 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 88 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 96 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 85 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 73 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 57 | #2,320 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 69 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,384 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,144 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,737 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 85 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 126 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 95 | #1,099 | 5 | #14,551 |
| 1989 | 84 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 93 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 106 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,359 | 5 | #11,631 |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,131 | 5 | #11,613 |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 65 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 70 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 61 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 50 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,165 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,538 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,403 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,572 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,609 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,060 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,783 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,409 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,774 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Octavius reached #918 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #11,613 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Octavius
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.