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Octavia

Pronounced AA0 K T EY1 V IY0 AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 2021
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Octavia?

Octavia is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 23,120 children — the 852nd most common girls' name on record.

It is climbing hard: about eight times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 1,238 children were given it.

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2021Girls: 1,238Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AA0 K T EY1 V IY0 AH0
Stress pattern:
0100
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Octavia

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Octavia

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Octavia?
Octavia ranks 852nd among girls' names in US records, with 23,120 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,124.
Is Octavia a unisex name?
No. Octavia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Octavia most popular?
2021, when 1,238 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.