Girls' name · since 1880
Ottilia
597 babies named Ottilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1891. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
597 babies have been named Ottilia since 1880, making it today's #7890 girls' name.
Ottilia has 597 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7890 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 1890s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #10,600 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,890 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 597 born since 1880
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ottilia ranks #10,600 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,890 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 597 born since 1880, peaking in the 1890s.
- #10,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Ottilia's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Dakota.
How Ottilia compares
597 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 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
Ottilia's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ottilia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 597 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ottilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ottilia's full recorded timeline at 1912, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% 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 1891 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ottilia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1891)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ottilia by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (142 births, 24% of the file).
1890s was Ottilia's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ottilia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
74 births
- 1890s
1890s
142 births
- 1900s
1900s
81 births
- 1910s
1910s
123 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 142 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ottilia 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 Ottilia's total volume
Ottilia by state
Where Ottilia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Dakota | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 597 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ottilia's data
- Ottilia's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Dakota records the most Ottilias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Dakota 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 Ottilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1891)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Ottilia 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.