Oktavian
A Latin name meaning "eighth", from the old Roman count of children or months. Barely 40 Poles carry it, and meeting one would stick with you, though a small run of newborns has started to show up.
Oktavian Pronunciation
What Oktavian means
Where Oktavian comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Oktawian comes from Latin, from octavus, the word for eighth. Roman families once folded number into their names, and a child could be marked by order of birth. The name grew out of the gens Octavia, one of Rome's old houses.
Its most famous bearer began life as Gaius Octavius. After Julius Caesar adopted him, he took the name Octavianus, the form historians still use for his early years. Later he became Augustus, first emperor of Rome. The plain number stayed under the title.
In Poland the spelling softens. Oktawian for a son, Oktawia for a daughter. A teacher reads it off the class register, checks attendance, and the Latin count is still sitting there. Ósmy. Eighth.
How many people are named Oktavian
1 in 508243 men in Poland is named Oktavian. 42 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5954 among male names.
Oktavian's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1770 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2022.
Where Oktavian is most popular
Oktavian is most popular in West Pomeranian, 2460% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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West Pomeranian2 boys born+2460%
Oktavian as a middle name
Oktavian is a first name for 42 men in Poland and a middle name for another 10, an 81/19 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3161st, between Niranjan (10) and Otokar (10).
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#3159 Nicolaus10
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#3160 Niranjan10
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#3161 Oktavian10
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#3162 Otokar10
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#3163 Oz10