Meaning of the nameOtávia
- Female
- Latin origin
- O-tá-vi-a
Otávia is a female name of Latin origin, the Brazilian form of Octavia, the feminine of Octavius, which comes from octavus, 'eighth'.
- People (2022)
- 2,134
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,892
- Median age
- 51.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,745
- people
Otávia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Otávia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (446 people).
2,072 women 62 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Otávia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Otávia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 352 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 298 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 265 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 137 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 127 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 100 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 91 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Otávia
Wiktionary records Octavia as the feminine of the Roman name Octavius, derived from Latin octavus, 'the eighth'. Behind the Name lists Otávia as the Brazilian Portuguese form of Octavia. The spelling without the accent is the one that appears in the IBGE data, which does not record accents. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,134 people named Otavia, with a median age of 51.5.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Octavia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Octavia · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Otavia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Otávia
What does the name Otávia mean?
Otávia means “feminine form of Octavius, 'the eighth'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Otávia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,134 people with the first name Otávia, which ranks it number 4,892 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Otávia a boy's or a girl's name?
Otávia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,072 women and 62 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Otávia?
Otávia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Otávia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Otávia (298 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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