Otoniel
Otoniel was the 6069th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 2129th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,812 places. More babies were named Otoniel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,069 boys, down 1,829 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199539 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,075babies recorded
Otoniel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,069 | 15 |
| 2020 | #4,240 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,511 | 31 |
| 2000 | #2,907 | 31 |
| 1990 | #3,729 | 16 |
| 1980 | #2,265 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,840 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Otoniel, counting every spelling?
Otoniel is the most common spelling of a name family that had 15 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 15 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otoniel | 15 | #6,069 | 80 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Otoniel?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Otoniel (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Otoniel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Otoniel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Otoniel?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Otoniel are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 35. That makes Otoniel mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Otoniel by state
How common Otoniel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Otoniel
How popular is the name Otoniel?
Otoniel was the 6069th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 2129th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,812 places. More babies were named Otoniel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Otoniel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Otoniel in the US.
Where is Otoniel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Otoniel was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys).