Recorded 1927–2003 Boys' name Peak 2000 70 births

Othon — boys' name

70 babies named Othon in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51980s281990s172000s20
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Othon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Othon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Othon

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Othon between 1927 and 2003, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Othon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Othon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Othon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Othon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Othon 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 70 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.

Othon at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

70

Since 1927

77 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1927

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2003

Othon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1927

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Othon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 40% of Othon's all-time total
1920s51980s281990s172000s20

Othon by state

Where Othon concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Othon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.1%
California share of Othon's total US births 7.1%

5 of 70 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Othon?
70 babies have been named Othon since 1927. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Othon most popular?
Othon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Othon most popular?
The top states for the name Othon are California (5 births).
How long has the name Othon been used?
Othon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 77 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Othon?
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, 1927–2003 (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.