Given name & surname
October
October is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “born during autumn; born in the month of October.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “born during autumn; born in the month of October.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
In English usage, October developed from OCTOBRE.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
October through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,342
- 96 boys · 1,246 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #3,758 for girls · #8,725 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,758 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 72 in 2008. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 976 as a first name in 2020; 169 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
October’s family of names
In Italian usage, October as a surname has a nickname in Ottobrini. In English usage, October developed from OCTOBRE. October has a related form in Octobar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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