How Many People Are Named Othelia?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Othelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Othelia peaked in popularity in 1917 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Othelia 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 Othelia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Othelia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Othelia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1917
19 births
Total Registered
326
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Othelia
Othelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 326 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Othelia as a female name
Ranked #5,392 in 1952
6 female births in 1952
Peak: 1917 (19 births)
Othelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Othelia span from the 1890s to the 1950s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 104 babies were registered. Othelia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Othelia by Decade
How has Othelia 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.
Othelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Othelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Othelia
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Othelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Othelia?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Othelia 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 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Othelia a common name?
Othelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 326 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Othelia most popular?
Othelia reached peak popularity in 1917, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Othelia is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Othelia a female name?
Othelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Othelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Othelia Smith, Othelia Johnson, Othelia 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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