Octa

Girl · recorded 1885–1941

  • 1941last recorded
  • 1885best year

Most popular in 1885.

Last recorded in 1941. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Octa.

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 22 recorded years as a table
Octa, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188560
188642
188934
189642
189721
189827
190142
190425
190719
190815
191310
19148
191514
19166
19186
191910
19208
19214
19227
19255
19264
19415

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Octa isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1941
6
Rank in 1941
#3,954
How rare
1 in 201,353 girls
Since 1885
160

Octa was last recorded in 1941. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1885, at 60 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Octa doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.