October
2025 SSA
About October
What is so rare as a month named June? October – and November and December – are a lot rarer. Brisk and substantial, they're so much more memorable and modern than April or May. October got its name via being the eighth month in the old Roman calendar. Some related, more feminine variations are Octavia and Ottavia.
October was chosen by innovative author/editor Dave Eggers and wife Vendela Vida for their daughter. And Neil Gaiman wrote a story personifying the month in his collection Fragile Things entitled October in the Chair.
Pronounced ok-TOH-ber.
As of October 2026, October ranked #3758 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2606 in 2008.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,471 | 46 | 25.8 |
| 2015 | #3,744 | 41 | 23 |
| 2016 | #3,003 | 56 | 31.6 |
| 2017 | #3,126 | 52 | 30.1 |
| 2018 | #2,732 | 63 | 37 |
| 2019 | #3,156 | 51 | 30.4 |
| 2020 | #2,923 | 56 | 34.6 |
| 2021 | #3,145 | 52 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | #2,675 | 65 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | #3,166 | 52 | 32.4 |
| 2024 | #3,619 | 43 | 26.5 |
| 2025 | #3,758 | 40 | 24.9 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like October.
- November
- Tigerlily
- Bluebell
- Velvet
- Petal
- Maybelline
- Tulip
- January
- December
- Sequoia
- Orchid
- Domino
- Clove
- September
- Starling
- Pixie
- Bloom
- Bambi
- Peony
- Dandelion
October on lists
Famous Octobers
- October Gray
daughter of Paul Gray, late bassist of the band Slipknot
- October Jones (male)
British artist
- October Gonzalez
wife of football player Tony Gonzalez
October in pop culture
- October "Toby" Daye
main character in series of novels by Seanan Maguire
- October
character in the game "Cthulhu Saves the World"
- October
character in the 2006 film "Stay Alive," played by Sophia Bush