How Many People Are Named Otelia?
An estimated 213 people in the United States have the first name Otelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Otelia peaked in popularity in 1923 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Otelia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Otelia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Otelia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
213
About 1 in 1,609,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1923
35 births
Total Registered
1,184
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Otelia
Otelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,184 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Otelia as a female name
Ranked #8,918 in 1982
7 female births in 1982
Peak: 1923 (35 births)
Otelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Otelia span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 249 babies were registered. Otelia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Otelia by Decade
How has Otelia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Otelia by State
Birth registrations for Otelia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia. On average, about 102 Otelias were registered per state.
Otelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Otelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Otelia
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Otelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Otelia?
We estimate approximately 213 people named Otelia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,609,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Otelia a common name?
Otelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,184 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Otelia most popular?
Otelia reached peak popularity in 1923, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Otelia is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Otelia a female name?
Otelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Otelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Otelia Smith, Otelia Johnson, Otelia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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