Otelia

Girl · recorded 1880–1982

  • 1982last recorded
  • 1890best year

Most popular in 1890.

Last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Otelia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

0407918801906193119571982

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 81 recorded years as a table
Otelia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188077
188246
188734
189079
189154
189328
189431
189543
189638
189760
189827
189921
190057
190129
190249
190334
190458
190569
190641
190778
190833
190946
191038
191141
191250
191330
191422
191522
191624
191729
191824
191929
192019
192122
192220
192329
192423
192526
192615
192716
192821
192916
193016
193118
193219
193321
193411
193520
193615
193712
193813
19398
194014
194113
19426
194313
194411
19457
19465
19478
19488
19497
19509
19515
19525
19533
19545
19557
19562
19575
19593
19604
19615
19623
19635
19643
19653
19665
19713
19795
19824

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Otelia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1982
7
Rank in 1982
#8,224
How rare
1 in 241,903 girls
Since 1880
1,184

Otelia was last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1890, at 79 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Otelia doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.