Girl · Latin
Octavia
Say it: ok-TAY-vee-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Octavius, from the old praenomen Octavus 'eighth'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Given in 18th- and 19th-century England, sometimes to an eighth child.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 18,425 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 1,700 girls
- 917 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Ottavia |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Octavia |
| French | Octavie |
| Portuguese | Otávia |
Famous bearers
- Octavia the Younger, sister of Augustus
- Octavia Hill, English social reformer
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.