Unisex name · since 1880
Ottie
1,275 babies named Ottie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,275
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ottie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,275 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Ottie recorded 1,275 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #6,374 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,275 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ottie ranks #6,374 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,275 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,275
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ottie's 1,275 recorded births place it above 91.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Ottie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ottie's full recorded timeline at 1916, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ottie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1917)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Ottie popularity over time - boys
609 total births recorded since 1882 (Ottie as boys' name)
Ottie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (291 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Ottie's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ottie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 103
1880s
103 births
- 1890s
1890s
188 births
- 1900s
1900s
205 births
- 1910s
1910s
291 births
- 1920s
1920s
251 births
- 1930s
1930s
124 births
- 1940s 83
1940s
83 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 291 births (23% of all-time use).
How Ottie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ottie's total volume
Ottie by state
Where Ottie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | West Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
35 of 1,275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ottie's data
- Ottie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (291 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Otties (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ottie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Ottie 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.