Otha vs Othello

Side-by-side comparison of Otha and Othello — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Otha

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Name B

Othello

Boy name · Rank #5664

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Metric Otha Othello
Current Rank Unranked #5664
Total Births (all years) 6,386 679
Peak Year 1920 1923
Peak Year Births 140 16
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Otha Othello
1880ss 73 —
1890ss 146 —
1900ss 222 —
1910ss 839 69
1920ss 1,172 91
1930ss 946 41
1940ss 961 65
1950ss 852 54
1960ss 493 40
1970ss 298 47
1980ss 192 29
1990ss 116 41
2000ss 59 64
2010ss 17 70
2020ss — 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Otha Othello
2014 5 —
2015 — 6
2016 — 10
2017 — 11
2018 7 8
2019 — 10
2020 — 12
2021 — 10
2022 — 15
2023 — 15
2024 — 16

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2018.

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