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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Otelia

Otelia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 713th; the most babies were born in 1923 (35). More babies were named Otelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192335 babies
Total since 1880
1,184babies recorded

Otelia popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,0658
1950#2,74515
1940#2,08116
1930#2,00518
1920#1,79723
1910#1,19715
1900#93817
1890#71315
1880#7247

How popular is Otelia, counting every spelling?

Otelia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Otelia?

About 200 people born in the US named Otelia are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 66 and 83. That makes Otelia a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Otelia by state

How common Otelia was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (14.2×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesVA0.34Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNC0.10South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Otelia, girls, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Otelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Otelia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Otelia

How popular is the name Otelia?

Otelia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 713th; the most babies were born in 1923 (35). More babies were named Otelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Otelia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,184 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Otelia most popular?

In 1921–1925, Otelia was most common in Virginia (0.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.