Recorded 1890–1925 Girls' name Peak 1890 15 births

Otilla — girls' name

15 babies named Otilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1890. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51920s10
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Otilla was born in this single decade.

1890
Single peak year

5 babies were named Otilla in 1890 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Otilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Otilla between 1890 and 1925, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Otilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1890, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Otilla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Otilla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Otilla 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 15 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.

Otilla at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

15

Since 1890

36 years of records

Peak year

1890

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1890

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1925

Otilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1890

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1890)
5
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
5 192519221890 5

Otilla by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Otilla's all-time total
1890s51920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Otilla?
15 babies have been named Otilla since 1890. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1890 with 5 births.
When was Otilla most popular?
Otilla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1890.
How long has the name Otilla been used?
Otilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 36 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Otilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Otilia, Otis, Otila, Otisha, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1890–1925 (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.