US rank #8412 Girls' name Peak 1891 584 births

Ottilia — #8412 US girls' name

584 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.

1880s741890s1421900s811910s1231920s741930s102010s322020s48
#8412
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1890s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Ottilia was born in this single decade.

1891
Single peak year

22 babies were named Ottilia in 1891 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ottilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 584 babies named Ottilia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ottilia currently holds the #8412 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1891, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ottilia performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ottilia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Dakota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ottilia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ottilia 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 584 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.

Ottilia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

584

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1891

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

#8,412

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ottilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1891)
22
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
0510152025 202420151924191619081899189118831880 5

Ottilia by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
142 births that decade — 24% of Ottilia's all-time total
1880s741890s1421900s811910s1231920s741930s102010s322020s48

Ottilia by state

Where Ottilia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ottilia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Dakota
5 0.9%
North Dakota share of Ottilia's total US births 0.9%

5 of 584 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ottilia?
584 babies have been named Ottilia since 1880. It currently ranks #8412 among girls. The peak year was 1891 with 22 births.
When was Ottilia most popular?
Ottilia was most popular in the 1890s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1891.
Where is Ottilia most popular?
The top states for the name Ottilia are North Dakota (5 births).
How long has the name Ottilia been used?
Ottilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ottilia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ottie, Ottilie, Ottis, Otto, 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, 1880–2024 (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.