Othel vs Otha

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

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Othel

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Name B

Otha

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Metric Othel Otha
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 732 6,386
Peak Year 1921 1920
Peak Year Births 39 140
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1906 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Othel Otha
1880ss — 73
1890ss — 146
1900ss 18 222
1910ss 184 839
1920ss 238 1,172
1930ss 126 946
1940ss 96 961
1950ss 39 852
1960ss 31 493
1970ss — 298
1980ss — 192
1990ss — 116
2000ss — 59
2010ss — 17

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Othel Otha
2014 — 5
2018 — 7

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, 1906–1968.

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