Given name
Octavious
“the eighth-born child”
Octavious is a variant of Octavio. One Latin interpretation is “the eighth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Octavious is a variant of Octavio. One Latin interpretation is “the eighth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Octavious is a variant of Octavio. An origin associated with Octavio is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Octavious through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,674
- 1,669 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,546 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,546 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 63 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,289 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Octavious’s family of names
Octavious has a related form in Octavio.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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