How Many People Are Named Othniel?
people named Othniel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 486,873 people in the US has this name
Based on 715 babies named Othniel in Social Security records from 1924 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
64 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "lion of God" or "strength of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a nephew of Caleb who becomes the first of the ruling judges of the Israelites.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Othniel in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Othniel alive today is about 11 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Othniel first appears in the records in 1924 and was given most often in 2018, to 64 babies. In 2025, 47 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1924 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Othniel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,185, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #2,746.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,746 |
| Best rank | #2,185 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,393 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Othniel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Othniel were born in Texas than in any other state: about 44 of those alive today.
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