Octavia is a feminine given name of

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origin meaning eight that derives from the Octavia gens.

Usage

It has seen steady use in the

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, where it has ranked among the one thousand most popular names for girls between 1880 and 1937 and then again at different times between 1971 and 1999 and between 2017 and 2022. It was the 248th most popular name for American girls in 2021, more popular than at any other time. The name ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in England and Wales in 1998 and 1999 and again between 2015 and 2021. It ranked among the top 200 names for newborn girls in Canada in 2021, placing 197th on the popularity chart for that year. It has ranked among the top 500 names for newborn girls in France since 2019.https://www.behindthename.com/name/octavia/top/france?type=percent

People

Octavia the Elder Octavia the Elder (before 69 BC – after 29 BC) was the daughter of the Roman governor and senator Gaius Octavius by his first wife, Ancharia. She was the elder half-sister to Octavia the Younger and Roman Emperor Augustus. Biography Early ...

(c. Before 69 B-After 29 BC), Ancient Roman noble woman *

Octavia the Younger Octavia the Younger (; 69 BC – 11 BC) was the elder sister of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (known also as Octavian), the half-sister of Octavia the Elder, and the fourth wife of Mark Antony. She was also the great-grandmother of the Emp ...

(c. 66 BC-11 BC), Ancient Roman noble woman *

Claudia Octavia Claudia Octavia (late 39 or early 40 – June 9, AD 62) was a Roman empress. She was the daughter of the Emperor Claudius and Valeria Messalina. After her mother's death and father's remarriage to her cousin Agrippina the Younger, she became ...

(late 39 or early 40-June 9, AD 62), Roman empress *

Octavia Williams Bates Octavia Williams Bates (1846 – January 12, 1911) was an American suffragist, clubwoman, and author of the long nineteenth century. She was involved with women's movements associated with higher education and political enfranchisement. Bates was ...

(1846-1911), American women’s rights suffragist, clubwoman, and author * Octavia Blue (born 1976), American former professional women’s basketball player and head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team * Octavia Bright (born 1986), English writer and broadcaster *

Jane Octavia Brookfield Jane Octavia Brookfield (25 March 1821 – 27 November 1896) was a literary hostess and writer, best known for her platonic friendship with William Makepeace Thackeray. She also wrote four novels; some critics have drawn parallels between the ev ...

(1821-1896), English literary hostess and writer *

Octavia Broske Octavia Broske (June 4, 1886 – March 19, 1967) was an American actress and musical performer. Career Broske's stage career began in San Francisco. Her Broadway roles included parts in ''The Jersey Lily'' (1903), ''Tillie's Nightmare'' (191 ...

(1886-1967), American actress and musical performer *

Octavia E. Butler Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to recei ...

(1947-2006), American science fiction author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards * Octavia Camps, Uruguayan-American computer scientist * Octavia Carlén (1828-1881), Swedish writer * Octavia Cook (born 1978), New Zealand jeweler *

Octavia Hill Octavia Hill (3December 183813August 1912) was an English Reform movement, social reformer and founder of the National Trust. Her main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, especially London, in the second half of the nineteent ...

(1838-1912), English social reformer * Octavia Lambertis, American singer known professionally as Octahvia *

Octavia Walton Le Vert Octavia Walton Le VertAlso sometimes spelled LeVert or Levert (August 11, 1811 – March 12, 1877), née Octavia Celestia Valentine Walton, was an American socialite and writer. She became one of the first female Southern writers to achieve nati ...

(1810-1877), American socialite and writer *

Emma Octavia Lundberg Emma Octavia Lundberg (October 8, 1881 – November 17, 1954) was a Swedish-American child welfare advocate. Biography Lundberg was born in Tranegärdet, Humle Socken, Västergötland, Sweden on October 26, 1881, to Frans Vilhelm Lundberg and An ...

(1881-1954), Swedish-American child welfare advocate *

Octavia Nasr Octavia Nasr () (born 13 March 1966) is a Lebanese-American Rhetoric scholar anauthorwhosresearchfocuses on Yoga's identity and ethical code and how they apply to journalism and other fields. She is a certified yoga instructor who teaches in the ...

(born 1966), Lebanese-American academic, author, and former journalist *

Octavia Ritchie Octavia Grace Ritchie England (16 January 1868 – 1 February 1948) was a Canadian physician and suffragist. In 1891 she became the first woman to receive a medical degree in Québec. Early life and education Octavia Grace Ritchie was born in Mo ...

(1868-1948), Canadian physician and women’s rights suffragist *

Octavia Spencer Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy ...

(born 1970), American actress *

Octavia Sperati Octavia Sperati, formerly known as Octavia, is a Norwegian gothic metal band from Bergen, Norway. The group released their debut album '' Winter Enclosure'' in 2005. Their second album, '' Grace Submerged'', was released in May 2007. Both albu ...

(1847-1918), Norwegian actress * Octavia St. Laurent (1964-2009), American model and AIDS educator * Octavia Waldo (born 1929), American writer and artist * Octavia Yati (born 1954), Indonesian actress

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