US rank #15998 Girls' name Peak 2022 38 births

Ottavia — #15998 US girls' name

38 babies named Ottavia in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s72010s72020s18
#15998
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ottavia was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ottavia in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ottavia

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Ottavia between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ottavia currently holds the #15998 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ottavia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ottavia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ottavia 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 38 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.

Ottavia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

38

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2022

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#15,998

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ottavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 202420222021201820081993 6

Ottavia by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
18 births that decade — 47% of Ottavia's all-time total
1990s62000s72010s72020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ottavia?
38 babies have been named Ottavia since 1993. It currently ranks #15998 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Ottavia most popular?
Ottavia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ottavia been used?
Ottavia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ottavia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ottie, Ottilie, Ottilia, Ottis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.