Boys' name · since 1992
Ottmar
13 babies named Ottmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ottmar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 13 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Ottmar recorded 13 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 1993.
- #32,270 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ottmar ranks #32,270 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,270 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ottmar's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ottmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ottmar's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ottmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1993
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Ottmar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Ottmar's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ottmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ottmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1992–1993 (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 Ottmar 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.