Ffion vs Octavia
Ffion and Octaviacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ffion was ranked #467 and Octavia #395 among girls in England and Wales.
Ffion and Octavia over time
Ffion and Octavia appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ffion held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Octavia in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ffion reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Octavia in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ffion held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Octavia in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ffion #148 in 1998, Octavia #373 in 2021.
The order changed in 2021: Octavia moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #390 and #443; by 2021 that had become #377 and #373.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ffion #467, Octavia #395.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ffion | Octavia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #467 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #395 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ffion has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Octavia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Ffion
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #209 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #148 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #467 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Octavia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #373 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #395 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls