Unisex name · since 1913
Othello
Othello has 687 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,975 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Othello is the #8975 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 687 recorded since 1913.
Othello has 687 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8975 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #6,524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,975 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 687 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Othello ranks #6,524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,975 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 687 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,975 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Othello's 687 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Othello compares
687 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Othello's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Othello | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 687 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Othello's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Othello's full recorded timeline at 1963, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Othello popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Othello popularity over time - girls
116 total births recorded since 1905 (Othello as girls' name)
Othello by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (91 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Othello's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Othello births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
69 births
- 1920s
1920s
91 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 91 births (13% of all-time use).
How Othello compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Othello's total volume
Othello by state
Where Othello concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
6 of 687 births nationwide.
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What to do with Othello's data
- Othello's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Othellos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Othello: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Othello 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.