Meaning: Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Eighth."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Spanish.

Popularity: The name Octavio ranked 670th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 786th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: The praenomen (first name) in ancient Rome was often ordinal. Other such names that are still in use include Quintus (fifth), Sextus (sixth), Septimus (seventh) and Nona (ninth). These names either recorded the bearer's birth order or the number of the month in which they were born.