Otelia Girl
How popular is Otelia?
Peaked in 1923
No babies were recorded with the name Otelia in 2025. It was most used in 1923, when 35 girls got the name.
269living people named Otelia (est.)
76median age of people named Otelia
1,184babies named Otelia since 1880
Otelia popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1923 (35 girls) |
| Highest rank | #679 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
Otelia counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Otilia family of names ranked #2,716 for girls in 2025 (#3,517 the year before), with 39 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Otilia | 18 | 46% |
| Ottilia | 13 | 33% |
| Otillia | 8 | 21% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Otelia by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #679 |
| 1890s | 83 | #693 |
| 1900s | 146 | #749 |
| 1910s | 235 | #960 |
| 1920s | 249 | #1,327 |
| 1930s | 163 | #1,658 |
| 1940s | 131 | #2,028 |
| 1950s | 87 | #2,651 |
| 1960s | 53 | #4,238 |
| 1970s | 13 | #7,311 |
| 1980s | 7 | #8,222 |
Questions
- Is Otelia a boy or girl name?
- Otelia has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Otelia?
- No babies were recorded with the name Otelia in 2025. It was most used in 1923, when 35 girls got the name.
- When was Otelia most popular?
- Otelia peaked in 1923, when 35 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #679 in 1880.
- How many people are named Otelia?
- 1,184 babies have been named Otelia in the US since 1880. We estimate about 269 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 76.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.