Girls' name · since 1895
Othelia
326 babies named Othelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 326
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
326 girls have been named Othelia since 1895, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Othelia recorded 326 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1952.
- #15,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 326 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Othelia ranks #15,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 326 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 326
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Othelia's 326 recorded births place it above 78.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Othelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Othelia splits its recorded history at 1925: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Othelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1952
- Peak year (1917)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Othelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (104 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Othelia's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Othelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
98 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 104 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Othelia's data
- Othelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Othelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Othelia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.