Othmar — boys' name
188 babies named Othmar 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.
48% of everyone ever named Othmar was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Othmar in 1916 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Othmar
The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Othmar between 1912 and 1932, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Othmar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Othmar performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Othmar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Othmar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Othmar 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 188 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.
Othmar at a glance
Last recorded 1932Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Othmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1912
- Peak year (1916)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1932.
188 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1916 with 19 births in a single year.
Othmar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 91 births that decade — 48% of Othmar's all-time total
Othmar decade highlights
- Peak decade 91 births
- Runner-up 87 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Othmar's strongest decade
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
Othmar by state
Where Othmar concentrates geographically — total births since 1912
Top 5 states
- Indiana 6.9% of nationwide
- Minnesota 2.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Indiana accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1912–1932 (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.