October

Girl month names #3166 in 2023

October is a girl name of month names origin.

Meaning of October

The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November. From -, borrowed from octobre, from Octōber, from octō, from oḱtṓw; + -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.

Popularity of October

Popularity, 1969–2023

73 births in 2023

1969 2023

1,161 U.S. births recorded from 1969–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2022

76 babies

First recorded

1969

54 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.