Octaviano
A masculine name of Latin origin meaning "the eighth-born son".
Name Census estimates that about 450 living Americans carry the first name Octaviano. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Octaviano today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Octaviano births was 1949 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Octaviano. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
450
~ 1 in 761,676 Americans
Peak year
1949
15 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2023 SSA rank
#13,603
Tracked since 1914
Census
Octaviano in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,299 people with the first name Octaviano, which placed it at #10,326 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,326
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,299 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Octaviano
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Octaviano is Hispanic at 98.1%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Octaviano described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Octaviano at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.1% · 1,274
- White1.4% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 3
- Black or African American0.2% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 2
Popularity
Octaviano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Octaviano from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 99 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1930s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Octaviano by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Octaviano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Octavianos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, New Mexico, California recorded the most babies named Octaviano, while California, New Mexico, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 77 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Octaviano
The given name Octaviano has its origins in the Latin language and Roman culture. It is derived from the Latin word "octavus," meaning "eighth." This name was prominent during the time of the Roman Empire.
The name's historical significance can be traced back to Gaius Octavius, who later became known as Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor. He was born in 63 BC with the name Gaius Octavius and adopted the name Octavianus upon being named the heir of his great-uncle Julius Caesar.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Octaviano can be found in the writings of Roman historians and scholars such as Suetonius and Plutarch, who documented the life and reign of Augustus Caesar (63 BC - 14 AD).
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Octaviano. One of the most prominent figures was Octaviano Maria Sforza (1455-1476), an Italian nobleman from the Sforza family, which ruled the Duchy of Milan during the Renaissance period.
Another historical figure was Octaviano Zar (1554-1598), an Italian architect and military engineer who served under Philip II of Spain and contributed to the design and construction of fortifications in various Spanish territories.
In the realm of literature, Octaviano Victorio Adolfo Fabrizio Mossotti (1792-1863) was an Italian mathematician and physicist known for his contributions to the fields of electromagnetism and optics.
The name Octaviano also holds significance in the religious domain, as evidenced by Octaviano Raggi (1592-1672), an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Beneventum and later became a cardinal.
Lastly, Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazábal (1809-1885) was a Guatemalan politician and writer who served as the President of Guatemala from 1865 to 1866 and made significant contributions to the country's literature and political landscape.
People
Octaviano + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Octaviano as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Octaviano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Octaviano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 450 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Octaviano going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 761,676 US residents.
Is Octaviano a common name?
We classify Octaviano as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 689 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Octaviano most popular?
The single biggest year for Octaviano was 1949, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Octaviano is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Octaviano in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,299 people with the name Octaviano, or 0.43 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,326 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Octaviano in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Octaviano?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Octaviano appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,303 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Octaviano?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Octaviano is Hispanic at 98.1%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Octaviano most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Octaviano in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.1% (1,274 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Octaviano in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Octaviano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Octaviano in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Octaviano still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Octaviano in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Octaviano can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Octaviano?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.