How Many People Are Named Otis?
people named Otis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 12,993 people in the US has this name
Based on 61,969 babies named Otis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,056 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name Ode, a cognate of OTTO. In America it has been used in honour of the revolutionary James Otis (1725-1783).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Otis, 1% were girls and 99% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Otis alive today is about 50 years old, and 46% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 32 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Otis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 1,056 babies. In 2025, 422 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Otis never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #94, in 1899, and it was in the top 100 in 3 years between 1899 and 1909. In 2025 it ranked #652.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #652 |
| Best rank | #94 (1899) |
| Years in the top 100 | 3 (1899 to 1909) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #163 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Otis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Otis were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,885 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Otis was given 3.8 times as often in Mississippi, 3.6 times in Georgia and 3.1 times in South Carolina.
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