Meaning and history
Octavius is a Roman family name derived from the Latin octavus, meaning “eighth.” It was the original family name of the emperor Augustus, who was born Gaius Octavius, and it was also occasionally used as a Roman praenomen, or given name.
20062006: 44 births, rank #2,659
2007: 54 births, rank #2,372
2008: 69 births, rank #2,028
2009: 57 births, rank #2,287
2010: 57 births, rank #2,262
20112011: 40 births, rank #2,904
2012: 38 births, rank #3,002
2013: 51 births, rank #2,424
2014: 43 births, rank #2,754
2015: 57 births, rank #2,300
20162016: 51 births, rank #2,477
2017: 57 births, rank #2,295
2018: 73 births, rank #1,994
2019: 68 births, rank #2,110
2020: 85 births, rank #1,778
20212021: 96 births, rank #1,700
2022: 84 births, rank #1,875
2023: 88 births, rank #1,817
2024: 77 births, rank #1,997
20252025: 72 births, rank #2,056
Octavius moved from #918 to #951 for boys between 1987 and 1991. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 126.