Boys' name · since 1912
Othie
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.
- #26,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Othie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1912.
Othie has 29 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1947.
- #26,176 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Othie ranks #26,176 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #26,176 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Othie's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Othie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Othie's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Othie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1947
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Othie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Othie's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Othie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Othie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Othie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1912–1947 (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 Othie 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.