Octavian

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Octavian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Octavian: Recorded since 2008, its highest recorded position is #1,533, and it stood at #1,951 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
17years from first to last
#1533highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2008–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2008	#2507
2009	#3744
2010	#3332
2012	#3987
2013	#3822
2014	#3895
2015	#3004
2016	#3079
2017	#1703
2018	#1610
2019	#1986
2020	#1548
2021	#2301
2022	#1692
2023	#1533
2024	#1951

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 16 of the 17 years from 2008 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2008–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2008
First recorded at #2507 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #1533 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2008–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1951 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Octavian by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Octavian in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	11	2 of 10	6
2010s	69	9 of 10	8
2020sbusiest	66	5 of 10	13

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 13 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Octavian appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2008 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1533 in England and Wales in 2023.

Octavian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1951	12	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1533	16	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1692	14	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2301	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1548	15	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1986	11	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1610	15	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1703	14	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3079	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3004	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3332	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2507	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2008 and 2024, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,533, first reached in 2023.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in England and Wales in 2023.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
13 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#1,951position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
16births registered in its largest year, 2023Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Oceanna · #3598, 14y
Octavia · #373, 29y
Oda · #21, 50y
Odd · #7, 80y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Araf · #1533, 13y
Muhammad-Ibrahim · #1533, 16y
Roary · #1533, 17y
Shloimy · #1533, 16y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Araf · #1533, 13y
Muhammad-Ibrahim · #1533, 16y
Roary · #1533, 17y
Shloimy · #1533, 16y

Octavian and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Octavian without appearing here.

Octavian moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1951 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3079 and #3079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #1610 and #4749.
Courtney Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3079 and #3079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #1610 and #3959.
Barry Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2301 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1692 and #4001.

Moved ahead of Octavian

Rune Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #1799 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1951 and #1460.
Aksel Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1703 and #1812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #1610 and #1382.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1692 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1533 and #1461.
Leif Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1986 and #2104 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1548 and #1548.

Moved the same way as Octavian

Braxton Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Octavian went from #3332 to #1951 and Braxton from #4678 to #2088.
Rune Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Octavian went from #3822 to #1951 and Rune from #4685 to #1460.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2008 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1533 in England and Wales in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Popularity journey

Octavian by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Octavian at a glance

Octavian by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Octavian and the names beside it

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