Girls' name · since 1973
Otisha
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 160 babies named Otisha, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Otisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 160 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Otisha recorded 160 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2001.
- #22,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 160 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Otisha ranks #22,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 160 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 160
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Otisha's 160 recorded births place it above 69.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Otisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Otisha's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Otisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2001
- Peak year (1987)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Otisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Otisha's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Otisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Otisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Otisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1973–2001 (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 Otisha 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.