Othello

Girl · recorded 1905–1930

  • 1930last recorded
  • 1908best year

Most popular in 1908.

Last recorded in 1930. 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 Othello.

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Its story

Popularity since 1905

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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 17 recorded years as a table
Othello, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190517
190818
191015
19148
19156
19169
19176
19185
19199
19207
19224
19237
19244
19255
19267
19276
19307

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Othello 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

More like Othello

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1930
8
Rank in 1930
#3,345
How rare
1 in 140,740 girls
Since 1905
116

Othello was last recorded in 1930. 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 1908, at 18 per million girls born.

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

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