Otho vs Othello

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

Name A

Otho

Boy name

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Name B

Othello

Boy name · Rank #5664

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Metric Otho Othello
Current Rank Unranked #5664
Total Births (all years) 3,328 679
Peak Year 1915 1923
Peak Year Births 109 16
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Otho Othello
1880ss 214 —
1890ss 177 —
1900ss 241 —
1910ss 755 69
1920ss 784 91
1930ss 471 41
1940ss 285 65
1950ss 182 54
1960ss 117 40
1970ss 76 47
1980ss 21 29
1990ss 5 41
2000ss — 64
2010ss — 70
2020ss — 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Otho Othello
2015 — 6
2016 — 10
2017 — 11
2018 — 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, 1880–1991.

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