Girl

Octavia

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Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Latin name meaning 'eighth,' traditionally given to the eighth child. It carries historical weight from Roman times and evokes intellectual sophistication and classical refinement.”

Popularity Over Time

Octavia US popularity rank over timeRank 2519 in 2014 to rank 247 in 2022. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#247#1383#25191900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #294 in the United States.

Origin

LatinRoman

Syllables

4

Nicknames

OctaveTaviVia

Style

StrongClassicElegantTimelessLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Octavia Spencer (actress)
  • Octavia Butler (science fiction author)
  • Octavia the historical Roman noblewoman

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names →

Similar Names

Octavian

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Lucinda

English Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Cassius

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Iris

Greek Top 100

Julian

Latin Top 50

Beatrice

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Latin-derived languages and English

People Also Ask

Latin name meaning 'eighth,' traditionally given to the eighth child. It carries historical weight from Roman times and evokes intellectual sophistication and classical refinement.

Octavia is currently ranked #294 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Octavia include Octave, Tavi, Via.

Names that pair beautifully with Octavia include Cassius, Iris, Julian, Beatrice.