How Many People Are Named Othal?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Othal. It is predominantly male (97.2%). The average bearer is 93 years old, and Othal peaked in popularity in 1919 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Othal 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 Othal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 93, Othal is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1943.
- Othal is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.2% confidence
Average Age
93
years old
Peak Year
1919
15 births
Total Registered
179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Othal
Othal is predominantly male (97.2%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Othal as a male name
Ranked #3,788 in 1944
5 male births in 1944
Peak: 1919 (15 births)
Othal as a female name
Ranked #5,407 in 1918
5 female births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Othal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Othal span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 69 babies were registered. Othal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Othal by Decade
How has Othal 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.
Othal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Othal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Othal
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Othal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Othal?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Othal 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Othal a common name?
Othal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Othal most popular?
Othal reached peak popularity in 1919, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Othal is approximately 93 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Othal a male name?
Othal is predominantly male. 97.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Othal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Othal Smith, Othal Johnson, Othal 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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