Othelia · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Othelia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1895

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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 36 recorded years as a table

Othelia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1895	30
1901	21
1903	19
1904	18
1908	15
1911	12
1912	14
1913	14
1915	12
1916	11
1917	18
1918	16
1919	12
1920	12
1921	7
1922	12
1923	12
1924	10
1925	11
1926	8
1927	8
1929	8
1930	6
1931	5
1933	8
1934	8
1935	10
1936	6
1937	6
1938	6
1940	8
1941	5
1943	4
1949	4
1950	4
1952	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Othelia 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1952: 6
Rank in 1952: #4,908
How rare: 1 in 309,055 girls
Since 1895: 326

Othelia was last recorded in 1952. 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 1895, at 30 per million girls born.

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

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