Octavio

Meaning: Eighth
Origin: Latin — Spanish form of Octavius

Boy's name · #1278 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Octavio's best rank, #532, came in 2003; it has settled back to #1278 today. Roughly 11,000 boys have been named Octavio since 1908.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#268 in Mexico (2024) · #778 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,944 in Canada (2025) · #5,787 in France (2025) · #668 in Poland (2024) · #3,255 in England & Wales (2024) · #3,025 in Austria (2023) · #20,155 in Italy (2023) · #467 in Slovakia (2013) · #1,358 in Sweden (2004).

Famous Octavios

Octavio Paz — Mexican writer, poet and diplomat (1914–1998)
Octavio Pisano — American actor (born 1986)
Octavio Lepage — President of Venezuela from May to June 1993 (1923–2017)
Octavio Dotel — Dominican baseball player (1973–2025)
Octavio Ocaña — Mexican actor (1998–2021)

In stories & tradition

Octavio — Minor antagonist of Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

What Octavios become

Among 325 notable people named Octavio:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Octavio Jara Wolff, Chilean lawyer (1944–2001).

Similar names: Gonzalo · Octavius · Braulio · Agustin · Mauricio · Adolfo

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