Octave
Below 5 births
About Octave
Octave shortens Octavius to a more manageable length, keeping the "eighth" meaning. In English speaking countries, however, people could easily confuse this with the musical and poetrry term octave. This, however, might not be considered a bad thing, or even an accident. Cadence, Lyric, Poem, and Anthem had seen increased interest, so why not this musical word?
The name appeared in the US stats in 2024 for the first time since the late 60s, when it was given to 6 boys.
Pronounced AHK-tayv.
As of October 2026, Octave ranked #11904 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #628 in 1885.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Octave on lists
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- Octave Thanet
pen name of the novelist Alice French
- Octave Mirbeau
French novelist and journalist
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French bibliophile and author
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French,American aviation pioneer
- Octave Octavian Teodorescu
Romanian techno musician
- Octave Pradels
French poet