Octavia
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Octavia
Octavia began as the Latin, then Victorian name for an eighth child. While there aren't many eighth children anymore, this ancient Roman name has real possibilities as a substitute for the overused Olivia; recommended for its combination of classical and musical overtones. It was chosen for his daughter by Kevin Sorbo.
Octavia has a rich history and literary pedigree. Commonly used in the Roman Imperial family, one first century BC Octavia was the daughter of Claudius, sister of the Emperor Augustus and the second, pre-Cleopatra, wife of Mark Antony (she appears in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra), while another ancient Octavia was the teenage wife of Nero. The British civic reformer Octavia Hill actually was an eighth daughter.
The name came into the spotlight recently via Octavia Spencer, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her strong performance in The Help. And Octavia is part of Cinna's prep team for Katniss Everdeen during the 74th and 75th Hunger Games.
Octavia is also a First Daughter name as the child of President Zachary Taylor.
Octavia is also given to boys.
Pronounced ok-TAY-vee-ah.
As of October 2026, Octavia ranked #308 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #247 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #401.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,531 | 71 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,365 | 174 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,019 | 260 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #595 | 505 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #427 | 737 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #371 | 850 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #334 | 928 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #248 | 1,238 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #247 | 1,237 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #279 | 1,129 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #295 | 1,066 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #308 | 982 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Octavia for girls
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Octavia on lists
Famous Octavias
- Octavia Lenora SpencerGirl
American actress
- Octavia Estelle ButlerGirl
American novelist
- Octavia HillGirl
English social reformer
- Octavia NasrGirl
Lebanese,American TV journalist
- Octavia the YoungerGirl
sister of Roman Emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Antony
- Octavia the ElderGirl
half,sister of Roman Emperor Augustus
- Octavia Daniela Thompson (born 1997)Girl
one of the second set of surviving sextuplets in the United States
- Octavia Flynn Sorbo (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of actor Kevin Sorbo
Octavia in pop culture
- OctaviaGirl
character in The Hunger Games trilogy.
- Octavia MelodyGirl
cello,playing pony in animated series "My Little Pony".
- Octavia von SeckendorfGirl
character in anime "Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica".
- Octavia BlakeGirl
character in "The 100".
- Octavia PoleGirl
character in Cranford.
- Octavia MussGirl
character in The Expanse book/TV series
- OctaviaGirl
Character from the animated serie Helluva Boss.