Girls' name · since 1894
Otila
Otila has 510 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 510
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Otila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 510 have been recorded since 1894.
Otila has 510 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1974.
- #11,704 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 510 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Otila ranks #11,704 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 510 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,704 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 510
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Otila's 510 recorded births place it above 83.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Otila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Otila's full recorded timeline at 1933, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Otila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1974
- Peak year (1924)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Otila by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (163 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Otila's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Otila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
163 births
- 1930s
1930s
88 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 163 births (32% of all-time use).
How Otila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Otila's total volume
Otila by state
Where Otila concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 383 | 75.1% |
383 of 510 births nationwide.
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What to do with Otila's data
- Otila's decade-level peak was the 1920s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Otilas (383 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Otila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1894–1974 (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 Otila 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.