Boys' name · since 1958
Otoniel
Otoniel has 1,075 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,075
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Otoniel is the #5929 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,075 recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Otoniel has been recorded 1,075 times among boys since 1958, currently ranked #5929 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #4,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,929 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,075 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Otoniel ranks #4,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,929 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,075 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,929 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,075
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Otoniel's 1,075 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Otoniel compares
1,075 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Otoniel's all-time total is 191% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Otoniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,075 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Otoniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Otoniel's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Otoniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Otoniel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (256 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Otoniel's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Otoniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 87
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
255 births
- 2000s
2000s
256 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 256 births (24% of all-time use).
How Otoniel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Otoniel's total volume
Otoniel by state
Where Otoniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 182 | 16.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 116 | 10.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
182 of 1,075 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Otoniel's data
- Otoniel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Otoniels (182 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Otoniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Otoniel 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.