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Around the globe, Octavia (Octavia , Октавія , Октавия , among others...) is a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently male forename. The forename Octavia is habitual in Cabo Verde, where it is quite a common epicene name, South Africa, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Peru. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Indonesia, and South Africa. Also, Octavia is the last name as well as the forename.
Octavia is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Octavia Blake , the fictional character from The CW's TV series The 100; Octavia of the Julii , character in Rome; Octavia Melody , the fictional character from the My Little Pony Universe, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic; Octavia , the operatic character in the opera Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber and Octopussy , character in Octopussy.