Given name
Octavus
“the eighth-born child”
Octavus is a variant of Octavio. One Latin interpretation is “the eighth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Octavus is a variant of Octavio. One Latin interpretation is “the eighth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Octavus 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Octavus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Octavus’s family of names
Octavus 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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