Recorded 1912–1947 Boys' name Peak 1916 29 births

Othie — boys' name

29 babies named Othie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s111940s6
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Othie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Othie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Othie

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Othie between 1912 and 1947, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Othie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Othie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Othie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Othie 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 29 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.

Othie at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

29

Since 1912

36 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1912

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1947

Othie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1912

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19471926192019161912 5

Othie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 41% of Othie's all-time total
1910s121920s111940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Othie?
29 babies have been named Othie since 1912. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Othie most popular?
Othie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Othie been used?
Othie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 36 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Othie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Otha, Otho, Othel, Othello, and 4 more. 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, 1912–1947 (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.