Otis

Given to 61,969 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#652
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
422
boys 422
Peak year
1899
185 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
61,969
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Otis was most popular in 1899, when 185 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 422 babies were named Otis, ranking #652 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Otis was most popular in 1899, when 185 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 422 babies were named Otis, ranking #652 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1899

Otis was most popular in 1899, when 185 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 422 babies were named Otis, ranking #652 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 422 652
2024 <5 — 359 732
2023 <5 — 420 651
2022 <5 — 456 613
2021 <5 — 427 646
2020 <5 — 413 648
2019 <5 — 351 706
2018 <5 — 325 736
2017 <5 — 319 744
2016 <5 — 324 750
2015 <5 — 266 844
2014 <5 — 203 1008
2013 <5 — 177 1063
2012 <5 — 183 1046
2011 <5 — 144 1212
2010 <5 — 122 1376
2009 <5 — 131 1324
2008 <5 — 120 1408
2007 <5 — 112 1442
2006 <5 — 107 1447
2005 <5 — 106 1402
2004 <5 — 80 1618
2003 <5 — 78 1611
2002 <5 — 82 1514
2001 <5 — 115 1185
2000 <5 — 97 1323
1999 <5 — 84 1395
1998 <5 — 104 1189
1997 <5 — 111 1130
1996 <5 — 115 1060
1995 <5 — 114 1043
1994 <5 — 138 935
1993 <5 — 149 871
1992 <5 — 155 850
1991 <5 — 184 751
1990 <5 — 213 697
1989 <5 — 193 708
1988 <5 — 192 678
1987 <5 — 194 656
1986 <5 — 213 610
1985 <5 — 203 613
1984 <5 — 218 574
1983 <5 — 205 599
1982 <5 — 254 537
1981 <5 — 269 514
1980 <5 — 296 492
1979 <5 — 329 447
1978 <5 — 297 467
1977 <5 — 302 462
1976 5 9284 324 431
1975 <5 — 330 435
1974 <5 — 309 456
1973 9 5580 371 405
1972 6 7292 379 404
1971 7 6619 416 395
1970 9 5413 496 366
1969 6 6617 532 339
1968 9 4779 497 347
1967 7 5457 414 368
1966 6 5809 421 369
1965 <5 — 472 351
1964 13 3692 532 341
1963 7 5296 510 341
1962 9 4533 477 366
1961 15 3318 544 335
1960 9 4437 556 326
1959 5 6245 617 311
1958 6 5408 662 294
1957 6 5377 662 287
1956 13 3321 706 278
1955 12 3377 721 259
1954 6 5148 751 257
1953 6 5040 767 246
1952 9 3796 748 249
1951 <5 — 820 231
1950 11 3235 831 221
1949 12 2999 817 224
1948 11 3137 845 220
1947 16 2530 870 217
1946 14 2597 781 217
1945 11 2742 706 205
1944 9 3139 759 198
1943 13 2558 742 209
1942 10 2986 737 207
1941 9 3030 736 195
1940 6 3863 661 199
1939 9 2922 730 185
1938 9 2940 718 190
1937 15 2101 681 189
1936 11 2521 699 187
1935 13 2305 730 182
1934 15 2087 769 177
1933 14 2161 756 175
1932 14 2235 812 174
1931 15 2105 730 181
1930 15 2202 831 172
1929 17 2011 796 176
1928 18 2023 884 165
1927 32 1423 901 167
1926 16 2257 878 168
1925 14 2489 958 159
1924 18 2137 1,011 158
1923 13 2587 904 165
1922 19 2027 988 156
1921 27 1625 1,001 151
1920 25 1666 1,031 146
1919 19 1921 931 146
1918 9 3244 936 151
1917 14 2316 912 145
1916 22 1630 908 142
1915 16 1964 901 141
1914 13 1896 709 140
1913 14 1601 557 140
1912 13 1540 522 126
1911 9 1656 302 122
1910 19 997 285 109
1909 9 1471 267 99
1908 8 1547 243 105
1907 7 1639 199 120
1906 7 1553 184 115
1905 5 1931 216 99
1904 6 1659 181 115
1903 5 1792 168 117
1902 10 1133 169 112
1901 <5 — 127 134
1900 15 970 212 110
1899 7 1278 185 94
1898 8 1263 179 107
1897 9 1094 133 123
1896 <5 — 124 135
1895 <5 — 133 127
1894 <5 — 129 121
1893 <5 — 124 123
1892 7 1171 126 130
1891 <5 — 97 138
1890 <5 — 119 122
1889 5 1279 116 119
1888 <5 — 116 133
1887 <5 — 97 132
1886 <5 — 99 136
1885 <5 — 89 152
1884 <5 — 107 133
1883 <5 — 89 144
1882 <5 — 116 122
1881 <5 — 89 139
1880 <5 — 88 154

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Where Otis is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years