October
2025 SSA
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.
October for boys#8725 US
Some related, more romantic variations are Octavio and Ottavio. Otto or Toby would make for fashionable short forms.
October for girls#3758 US
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 #8725 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4841 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,471 | 46 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #3,744 | 41 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #3,003 | 56 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #3,126 | 52 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,732 | 63 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,156 | 51 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,923 | 56 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,145 | 52 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #2,675 | 65 |
| 2023 | #4,841 | 21 | #3,166 | 52 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,619 | 43 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #3,758 | 40 |
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October on lists
Famous Octobers
- October GrayGirl
daughter of Paul Gray, late bassist of the band Slipknot
- October Jones (male)Girl
British artist
- October GonzalezGirl
wife of football player Tony Gonzalez
October in pop culture
- October "Toby" DayeGirl
main character in series of novels by Seanan Maguire
- OctoberGirl
character in the game "Cthulhu Saves the World"
- OctoberGirl
character in the 2006 film "Stay Alive," played by Sophia Bush