Octavia
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Octavia comes from Latin and means “eighth,” the feminine form of Octavius. In the nineteenth century Octavia was often given to an eighth child; it recalls Augustus Caesar, once called Octavian, whose sister was Octavia. Octavia evokes the Roman drama I, Claudius; many like it, but it takes some courage to choose. Octavia Butler, the celebrated science fiction author, wrote eighteen books and won more than a dozen awards.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Octavia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Octavia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 982 girls were named Octavia, making it the #308 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 23,978 girls have been named Octavia, with the most (1,238) in 2021. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Vermont and West Virginia.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #265 girls | 47 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #775 girls | 5 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| England and Wales | #502 girls | 80 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| France | #396 girls | 130 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), 2025 |
| Iceland | #207 girls | 2 | Registers Iceland (Þjóðskrá Íslands), 2025 |
| New Zealand | #219 girls | 18 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Scotland | #780 girls | 3 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Octavia
There are 2 towns and villages with Octavia in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Octavia | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 123 | Map |
| Octavia | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Octavia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Octavia.
Octavia E. Butler
Fictional characters named Octavia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Octavia as a pet name
FurryName has found 31 dogs named Octavia in public pet registers, making it the #3,311 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (2), Richmond (1), Surf Coast Shire (1). Octavia as a dog name →
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