How Many People Are Named Otie?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Otie. It is used for both genders, with 77.8% female. The average bearer is 93 years old, and Otie peaked in popularity in 1915 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Otie 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 Otie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 93, Otie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1943.
- Otie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.8% confidence
Average Age
93
years old
Peak Year
1915
15 births
Total Registered
189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Otie
Otie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (22.2%) and females (77.8%). Out of 189 total births registered, 42 were male and 147 were female.
Otie as a male name
Ranked #3,932 in 1942
5 male births in 1942
Peak: 1921 (9 births)
Otie as a female name
Ranked #5,703 in 1924
5 female births in 1924
Peak: 1892 (10 births)
Otie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Otie span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 65 babies were registered. Otie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Otie by Decade
How has Otie 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.
Otie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Otie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Otie
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Otie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Otie?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Otie 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Otie a common name?
Otie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Otie most popular?
Otie reached peak popularity in 1915, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Otie is approximately 93 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Otie a female name?
Otie is predominantly female. 77.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Otie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Otie Smith, Otie Johnson, Otie 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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