Otella — girls' name

What the Data Says About Otella

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Otella between 1915 and 1941, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Otella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Otella performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Otella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Otella 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 50 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.