Meaning of the nameOtaviano

Male
Latin origin
O-ta-vi-a-no

Otaviano is a masculine name of Latin origin, coming from Octavianus, derived from the Roman family name Octavius, which goes back to octavus, 'eighth'.

Meaning

“derived from Octavius, from Latin octavus, 'eighth'”

Source: Behind the Name: Octavian · Behind the Name: Octavius · Wiktionary: Octavius

People (2022): 6,100
Rank in Brazil: #2,388
Median age: 58 years
2010 Census: 8,363; people

Otaviano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Otaviano, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,131 people).

22 women 6,078 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 Otaviano is most common

States with the highest share of people named Otaviano in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.007%
Minas Gerais 0.006%
Goiás 0.005%
Paraíba 0.004%
Piauí 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	1,143	0.006%
São Paulo	971	0.002%
Bahia	921	0.007%
Goiás	350	0.005%
Pernambuco	297	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	241	0.002%
Paraná	226	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	216	0.002%
Ceará	177	0.002%
Pará	175	0.002%
Paraíba	172	0.004%
Maranhão	164	0.002%
Mato Grosso	132	0.004%
Piauí	123	0.004%
Santa Catarina	108	0.001%
Espírito Santo	100	0.003%
Distrito Federal	96	0.003%
Tocantins	83	0.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul	82	0.003%
Amazonas	78	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	65	0.002%
Alagoas	56	0.002%
Sergipe	56	0.003%
Rondônia	46	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Otaviano

Otaviano comes from the Latin Octavianus, a form derived from Octavius, a Roman family name. Octavius, in turn, comes from octavus, 'eighth', probably alluding to the order or month of birth in the Roman calendar. Octaviano is the spelling used before the Orthographic Agreement of 1990, and Otávio is the sister name, also coming from Octavius. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,100 people named Otaviano, with a median age of 58.

Sources

Behind the Name: Octavian · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Octavius · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Octavius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Otávio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wikcionário: Otaviano · pt.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage

Questions about the name Otaviano

What does the name Otaviano mean?

Otaviano means “derived from Octavius, from Latin octavus, 'eighth'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Otaviano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,100 people with the first name Otaviano, which ranks it number 2,388 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Otaviano a boy's or a girl's name?

Otaviano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 6,078 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Otaviano?

Otaviano is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Otaviano most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Otaviano (921 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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