Time to Revive: "O" Names

Girl Names
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I have just one name to revive: Octavia. To me, this is as beautiful (or more beautiful) than Alexandra, Isabella, and other popular names and yet I have never met one and see it on nameberry seldom.

What is weird is that the sites I looked at showed it being popular in the 1800’s, rising a lot a few years ago, then plunging down to nothingness. Does this mean there’s a lovely batch of Octavias coming our way in a few years or was the website mistaken?

The only other O name I thought of was Opal, but it seems to be coming along well on its own.:slight_smile:

Additions needed!

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I just put a bunch of O names on my long list:

oriana
olwen
orabella
oceana
ondine

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i love octavia! i actually met a 19 year old octavia the other day. it’s definitely underappreciated!

i think olympia, odessa, & odette are due for a revival!

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I like [name_f]Olwen[/name_f] and love Ondline. [name_u]Will[/name_u] need to look up and see if they need reviving where I live.

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I think I might be going to bum sites. It says [name_f]Ondine[/name_f] was wildly popular in US until a few years ago. It just seems unlikely.

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love names that begin with o <33

less popular names in my area:

  • [name_u]October[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Oona[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Orchid[/name_f]

more popular names in my area (top 200):

  • [name_f]Olive[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
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[name_f]Oriana[/name_f] is one I’ve been liking recently!

[name_f]Onora[/name_f], [name_f]Orabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Oralie[/name_f] are also pretty.

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[name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f] & [name_f]Olwen[/name_f] are my favourites to be revived :cherry_blossom:

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I’ve met one Octavia!! It’s not a personal fave, but I can see the appeal. I do love [name_f]Opal[/name_f] though :slight_smile:

It’s never been particularly popular, but I do enjoy [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] (which edged into the top 1000 between the 1880s and 1910s)

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I love [name_f]Octavia[/name_f], and I’ve taught two students with that name – it’s a generational name in the [name_m]Black[/name_m] community where I live, along with names like [name_f]Keziah[/name_f], Lecomas, and [name_m]Kyron[/name_m].

Suggestions: [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Oonagh[/name_f], [name_f]Olwen[/name_f], and [name_f]Odette[/name_f].

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I second or third [name_f]Opal[/name_f]!
I also like [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_f]Oona[/name_f] (and it’s various spellings)!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] cousin (born in 2019) is named [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]!

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I use the social security website for popularity! It only ranks for the US, though.

[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] was #335 as of 2020. This is also, coincidentally, the year it was most popular since 1900, which is as far back as their search system lets me go lol.

[name_f]Opal[/name_f] is actually less popular in the US, at #659 as of 2020, her highest ranking being #81 in 1911.

I like:

[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ona[/name_f]

And of course, the ever popular [name_f]Olive[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] :bouquet:

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I love [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] and [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] we should definitely hear more about them

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Opal!!! Yes yes yes been here for it since I first heard it on legend of [name_f]Korra[/name_f]

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