Ottis
Last seen for girls in 1936 at #3,701 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 96.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1903 · 21 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,473since 1880
Ottis over time
Rank among boys' names. Ottis has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,861 | 15 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,199 | 14 | |
| 2023 | — | #7,289 | 11 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,147 | 14 | |
| 2021 | — | #7,089 | 11 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,067 | 9 | |
| 2019 | — | #10,803 | 6 | |
| 2018 | — | #7,617 | 10 | |
| 2017 | — | #9,696 | 7 | |
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | — | #8,789 | 8 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | #12,553 | 5 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #10,151 | 6 | |
| 2004 | — | #8,143 | 8 | |
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | #8,456 | 7 | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | #9,265 | 5 | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #7,792 | 6 | |
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #5,660 | 9 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,813 | 15 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | #4,786 | 9 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,521 | 13 | |
| 1986 | — | #5,332 | 7 | |
| 1985 | — | #6,523 | 5 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,459 | 12 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,499 | 8 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,068 | 9 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,458 | 18 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,417 | 18 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,540 | 16 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,120 | 11 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,311 | 17 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,243 | 17 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,526 | 32 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,399 | 15 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,810 | 21 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,836 | 19 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,711 | 21 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,540 | 25 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,483 | 27 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,659 | 23 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,588 | 25 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,521 | 28 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,042 | 16 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,199 | 42 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,305 | 35 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,364 | 33 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,317 | 34 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,313 | 33 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,169 | 41 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,304 | 33 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,461 | 27 | |
| 1951 | — | #984 | 51 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,168 | 38 | |
| 1949 | — | #946 | 53 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,023 | 47 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,116 | 42 | |
| 1946 | — | #952 | 49 | |
| 1945 | — | #845 | 55 | |
| 1944 | — | #824 | 58 | |
| 1943 | — | #787 | 69 | |
| 1942 | — | #791 | 66 | |
| 1941 | — | #770 | 65 | |
| 1940 | — | #830 | 57 | |
| 1939 | — | #916 | 46 | |
| 1938 | — | #680 | 79 | |
| 1937 | — | #737 | 68 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #698 | 72 |
| 1935 | — | #633 | 86 | |
| 1934 | — | #762 | 65 | |
| 1933 | — | #729 | 70 | |
| 1932 | — | #686 | 80 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #616 | 93 |
| 1930 | — | #696 | 80 | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #591 | 104 |
| 1928 | — | #610 | 100 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #610 | 104 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #654 | 93 |
| 1925 | — | #605 | 109 | |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #667 | 94 |
| 1923 | — | #614 | 107 | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #571 | 124 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #592 | 115 |
| 1920 | — | #535 | 130 | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #564 | 112 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #601 | 104 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #576 | 106 |
| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | #565 | 102 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #580 | 96 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #642 | 62 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #604 | 53 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #599 | 46 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #759 | 18 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #654 | 20 |
| 1909 | — | #574 | 21 | |
| 1908 | — | #566 | 20 | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #574 | 17 |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #457 | 17 |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #509 | 14 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #629 | 10 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ottis was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ottis is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#262 · 1 in 2,331
- Georgia#271 · 1 in 2,466
- Mississippi#274 · 1 in 2,383
- Alabama#331 · 1 in 3,437
- North Carolina#360 · 1 in 4,464
Best ever in a state: #170 in Kentucky, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #262 | 12 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Georgia | #271 | 12 | 1 in 2,466 |
| Mississippi | #274 | 9 | 1 in 2,383 |
| Alabama | #331 | 8 | 1 in 3,437 |
| North Carolina | #360 | 8 | 1 in 4,464 |
| Louisiana | #383 | 6 | 1 in 3,565 |
| Texas | #738 | 6 | 1 in 9,861 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ottis
- 338 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #5,861)
- 2,206 spots since 2020 (#8,067 → #5,861)
- Biggest jump: 522 spots in 1902 (#1,058 → #536)
- Biggest drop: 511 spots in 1900 (#457 → #968)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1903 at #451 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 76 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1902–1946
- Highest: 1 in 5,678 boys born in 1903 were named Ottis (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 24.1% of all boys named Ottis (1,080) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | #544 (1887) | #712 |
| 1890s | 102 | #457 (1899) | #636 |
| 1900s | 151 | #451 (1903) | #667 |
| 1910s | 719 | #564 (1919) | #614 |
| 1920s | 1,080 | #535 (1920) | #605 |
| 1930s | 739 | #616 (1931) | #715 |
| 1940s | 561 | #770 (1941) | #888 |
| 1950s | 367 | #984 (1951) | #1,258 |
| 1960s | 221 | #1,483 (1965) | #1,723 |
| 1970s | 168 | #1,526 (1971) | #2,588 |
| 1980s | 95 | #3,098 (1980) | #4,172 |
| 1990s | 58 | #3,813 (1991) | #7,498 |
| 2000s | 31 | #8,143 (2004) | #10,039 |
| 2010s | 52 | #7,605 (2016) | #9,626 |
| 2020s | 74 | #5,861 (2025) | #6,775 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ottis in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 14,040 of them was named Ottis, which outranked 83.1% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).