Given name & surname
Ottavio
“the eighth-born child”
Ottavio is a variant of Octavio. One Latin interpretation is “the eighth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ottavio is a variant of Octavio. One Latin interpretation is “the eighth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ottavio is a variant of Octavio. An origin associated with Octavio is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Ottavio is used as a form of Octavius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ottavio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 95 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,384 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,384 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 286 as a first name in 2020; 132 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.
Ottavio’s family of names
Ottavio shares a linguistic root with Octavius. Ottavio has a related form in Octavio. Ottavio is a form of Octavius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ottavio has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
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 Ottavio
- Ottavio BottecchiaItalian racing cyclist (1894–1927)
- Ottavio Farnese, Duke of ParmaDuke of Parma (1524-1586)
- Ottavio BianchiItalian association footballerborn 1943
- Ottavio RinucciniItalian poet (1562-1621)1563–1621
- Ottavio PiccolominiItalian general (1599-1656)
- Ottavio MissoniItalian fashion designer and hurdler (1921–2013)
- Ottavio LeoniRoman painter (1578-1630)
- Ottavio BugattiItalian footballer (1928-2016)
- Ottavio CogliatiOlympic cyclist (1939–2008)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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