Octavia Portz
There are approximately 1 people named Octavia Portz living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Octavia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Portz. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Octavia
19K
Alive today
Named Portz
1.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 19K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2021
Average age: 25
Top Census group: Black or African American (61.3%)
Estimated bearers: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #25,819
Per 100K: 0.33
Top ancestry: White (92.0%)
First name trend
Octavia: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Octavia. The peak year was 2021 with 1,238 births. The average person named Octavia today is 25 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Octavia
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Octavia, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 61.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Octavia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Octavia at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American61.3% · 7,435
- White21.8% · 2,649
- Hispanic or Latino9.3% · 1,132
- Two or more races5.7% · 689
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 124
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 100
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Portz surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Portz, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Portz described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Portz at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White92.0% · 919
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 39
- Two or more races3.3% · 33
- Black or African American0.4% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Octavia has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0055% of the US population, based on 18,787 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Octavia right now.
The surname Portz appears at a rate of 0.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Octavia Portz. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Octavia Portz: questions and answers
How many people are named Octavia Portz?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Octavia Portz. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0055%) with the surname frequency (0.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Octavia Portz?
We classify Octavia Portz as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Octavia a male or female name?
Octavia is predominantly female. Out of 23,120 total SSA registrations, 0.6% were male and 99.4% were female. See the full Octavia profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Octavia Portz?
Want to know how many people are called Octavia Portz? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.