Othniel — #3696 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Othniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 668 babies named Othniel between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Othniel currently holds the #3696 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Othniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 325 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Othniel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Othniel in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Othniel 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 668 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.