Given name
Ottavia
“the eighth-born child”
Ottavia is a form of Octavia. In Latin use, Octavia carries the interpretation “the eighth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ottavia is a form of Octavia. In Latin use, Octavia carries the interpretation “the eighth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ottavia connects to the Octavius name family through Octavia. An origin associated with Octavius is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Ottavia is used as a form of Octavia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ottavia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 44
- 0 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,489 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,489 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 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.
Ottavia’s family of names
Ottavia shares a linguistic root with Octavia. In Italian usage, Ottavia has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form OKTAWIA. Ottavia has a related form in Octavia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ottavia
- Ottavia PiccoloItalian actress (born 1949)
- Ottavia CestonaroItalian athletics competitorborn 1995
- Ottavia Penna BuscemiItalian politician (1907–1986)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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