Jatavious
Masculine
Jatavious sets the bright Ja- opening in front of -tavious, the long Latin-sounding middle and end of Octavius. It is four syllables with the stress on the second, and it has the weight and swing of a Roman name.
How old is the name Jatavious?
Jatavious first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Jatavious alive today was born around 2005, making them about 20 years old. About 600 people named Jatavious are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jatavious most popular?
Jatavious peaked in 1999, reaching #2939 nationally. See the whole 1999 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Jatavious
Octavius was a Roman name for an eighth child, and the Latin word for eighth, octavus, still does quiet work in English. An octave is the eighth note up the scale. An octavo is a book made by folding a printed sheet three times into eight leaves, the handy size of most old novels. Jatavious takes the long, rolling end of that Roman name and gives it a new beginning, keeping the sound of something old and grand while being entirely its own.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Jatavious. Its ending comes from the shape of Octavius, the Roman name meaning eighth, but the name as a whole was built in America and no record says how.
Pronouncing Jatavious
juh-TAY-vee-us
Stress on the second syllable, as in Octavius.
Nicknames for Jatavious
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1987
- Most boys named
- 200835 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2939reached in 1999
- Change vs 2023
- +33.3%8 in 2024, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jataviouss among us
people named Jatavious are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Jatavious sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a strong, memorable rhythm.
- Tay and Jay give two easy short forms.
- It is rare, so it will seldom be shared.
- It is long, and will be misspelled as Jatavius or Jataveous.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jataviouss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Jatavious are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jatavious in 2025?
- Jatavious is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Jatavious with classmates?
- Jatavious will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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