Recorded 1916–1941 Boys' name Peak 1926 46 births

Oatis — boys' name

46 babies named Oatis in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s251930s111940s5
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Oatis was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Oatis in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oatis

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Oatis between 1916 and 1941, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oatis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oatis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Oatis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oatis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 46 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Oatis at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

46

Since 1916

26 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1916

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1941

Oatis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1916

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 19411935193019281926192519221916 5

Oatis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25 births that decade — 54% of Oatis's all-time total
1910s51920s251930s111940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oatis?
46 babies have been named Oatis since 1916. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Oatis most popular?
Oatis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Oatis been used?
Oatis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 26 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Oatis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oather. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.