Otis Name Popularity

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How popular is Otis?

Ranking 739th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Otis is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #94 in 1899.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1920 with 1,031 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Otis was 78 in 2003.

Otis, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1895-1898, 1901-1905, 1906-1915, and 2009-2016.

Otis's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Otis be?

Otis's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Otis lately has risen.

The name Otis still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Otis (Girl)		Otis (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	321	739
2017		< 5	--	318	743
2016		< 5	--	322	754
2015		< 5	--	266	845
2014		< 5	--	203	1,010
2013		< 5	--	177	1,063
2012		< 5	--	180	1,057
2011		< 5	--	143	1,223
2010		< 5	--	122	1,378
2009		< 5	--	131	1,327
2008		< 5	--	120	1,411
2007		< 5	--	111	1,454
2006		< 5	--	107	1,449
2005		< 5	--	105	1,410
2004		< 5	--	80	1,625
2003		< 5	--	78	1,627
2002		< 5	--	82	1,527
2001		< 5	--	115	1,189
2000		< 5	--	97	1,330
1999		< 5	--	84	1,403
1998		< 5	--	104	1,194
1997		< 5	--	111	1,132
1996		< 5	--	115	1,064
1995		< 5	--	114	1,050
1994		< 5	--	138	939
1993		< 5	--	149	874
1992		< 5	--	155	852
1991		< 5	--	184	755
1990		< 5	--	213	699
1989		< 5	--	193	711
1988		< 5	--	192	679
1987		< 5	--	194	656
1986		< 5	--	213	611
1985		< 5	--	203	614
1984		< 5	--	218	575
1983		< 5	--	205	598
1982		< 5	--	254	539
1981		< 5	--	269	515
1980		< 5	--	296	493
1979		< 5	--	329	448
1978		< 5	--	297	467
1977		< 5	--	301	464
1976		5	10,400	322	431
1975		< 5	--	330	435
1974		< 5	--	309	457
1973		9	5,915	371	405
1972		6	7,945	379	405
1971		7	7,143	416	397
1970		9	5,689	496	367
1969		6	7,222	532	339
1968		9	5,033	499	346
1967		7	5,878	414	368
1966		6	6,353	421	369
1965		< 5	--	473	350
1964		13	3,831	532	341
1963		7	5,730	510	341
1962		9	4,780	476	367
1961		14	3,559	543	336
1960		10	4,381	555	327
1959		6	6,045	619	310
1958		5	6,755	661	294
1957		6	5,894	661	288
1956		13	3,456	705	279
1955		12	3,527	721	258
1954		6	5,585	752	257
1953		6	5,493	767	247
1952		9	4,035	748	250
1951		< 5	--	821	230
1950		11	3,371	831	221
1949		12	3,132	816	224
1948		11	3,296	844	221
1947		16	2,610	870	217
1946		14	2,708	782	217
1945		11	2,873	706	205
1944		9	3,313	759	197
1943		13	2,663	742	209
1942		10	3,149	737	207
1941		9	3,188	735	195
1940		6	4,233	662	199
1939		9	3,094	730	185
1938		9	3,125	718	190
1937		15	2,166	681	189
1936		11	2,655	700	187
1935		13	2,410	728	184
1934		15	2,153	770	176
1933		14	2,252	755	175
1932		14	2,340	813	174
1931		15	2,185	730	181
1930		15	2,276	829	172
1929		17	2,081	796	176
1928		18	2,077	885	165
1927		32	1,445	901	167
1926		16	2,327	876	168
1925		14	2,587	960	159
1924		18	2,194	1,011	158
1923		13	2,692	904	165
1922		19	2,086	988	156
1921		27	1,662	1,001	151
1920		25	1,691	1,031	146
1919		19	1,973	931	146
1918		9	3,455	936	151
1917		14	2,400	912	145
1916		22	1,671	908	142
1915		16	2,028	901	141
1914		13	1,988	709	140
1913		14	1,657	557	140
1912		13	1,597	522	126
1911		9	1,759	302	122
1910		19	1,022	285	109
1909		9	1,575	267	99
1908		8	1,647	243	105
1907		7	1,776	199	121
1906		7	1,683	184	116
1905		5	2,162	216	99
1904		6	1,814	181	115
1903		5	2,010	168	118
1902		10	1,193	169	112
1901		< 5	--	127	135
1900		15	1,002	212	110
1899		7	1,364	185	94
1898		8	1,354	179	107
1897		9	1,146	133	123
1896		< 5	--	124	135
1895		< 5	--	133	127
1894		< 5	--	129	122
1893		< 5	--	124	123
1892		7	1,245	126	130
1891		< 5	--	97	139
1890		< 5	--	119	122
1889		5	1,437	116	121
1888		< 5	--	116	133
1887		< 5	--	97	132
1886		< 5	--	99	137
1885		< 5	--	89	152
1884		< 5	--	107	134
1883		< 5	--	89	146
1882		< 5	--	116	122
1881		< 5	--	89	139
1880		< 5	--	88	156

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.