Total births
44
Girls' name · since 1993
Ottavia
44 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.
- #16046
- among girls today
- 44
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Ottavia currently ranks #16046 among girls' names in America, with 44 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Ottavia recorded 44 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #16046 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #16046 among girls today
- 44 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
- 9% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ottavia is currently the #16046 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 44 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16046
- among girls today
- 44
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Ottavia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16046
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 9% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
55% 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.
How Ottavia compares
44 14th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ottavia's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ottavia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Ottavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ottavia's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ottavia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#16,046
Active since
1993
Ottavia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ottavia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ottavia's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ottavia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ottavia? ▼
44 babies have been named Ottavia since 1993. It currently ranks #16046 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 8 births.
When was Ottavia most popular? ▼
Ottavia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Ottavia been used? ▼
Records for Ottavia go back to 1993, giving 33 years of history through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Ottavia
Nearby Names Like Ottavia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ottavia
Ottie Girl
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Ottilie Girl
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Ottilia Girl
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Ottis Girl
174 births
Otto Girl
100 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ottavia: #16046 Girls' Name - 44 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ottavia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ottavia 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 June 2026.