Boys' name · since 1880
Ottis
Ottis has 4,473 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,870 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,473
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
4,473 babies have been named Ottis since 1880, making it today's #5870 boys' name.
Ottis has 4,473 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5870 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- 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.
- #1,918 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,870 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,473 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ottis ranks #1,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,870 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,473 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,918 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,870 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,473
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ottis's 4,473 recorded births place it above 95.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Ottis compares
4,473 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ottis's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ottis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,473 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ottis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ottis splits its recorded history at 1949: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 130 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ottis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ottis popularity over time - girls
174 total births recorded since 1898 (Ottis as girls' name)
Ottis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,080 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Ottis's strongest decade.
1,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ottis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 55
1880s
55 births
- 1890s 102
1890s
102 births
- 1900s 151
1900s
151 births
- 1910s
1910s
719 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,080 births
- 1930s
1930s
739 births
- 1940s
1940s
561 births
- 1950s 367
1950s
367 births
- 1960s 221
1960s
221 births
- 1970s 168
1970s
168 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,080 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ottis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ottis's total volume
Ottis by state
Where Ottis concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 371 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 357 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 351 | 7.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 266 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 253 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 250 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 172 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 104 | 2.3% |
371 of 4,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Ottis appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ottis's data
- Ottis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,080 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Ottiss (371 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Ottis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
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 Ottis 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.