How Many People Are Named Otisha?
An estimated 152 people in the United States have the first name Otisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Otisha peaked in popularity in 1987 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Otisha 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 Otisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
152
About 1 in 2,254,963 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1987
12 births
Total Registered
160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Otisha
Otisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 160 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Otisha as a female name
Ranked #17,260 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1987 (12 births)
Otisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Otisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 77 babies were registered. Otisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Otisha by Decade
How has Otisha 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.
Otisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Otisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Otisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Otisha?
We estimate approximately 152 people named Otisha 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 2,254,963 Americans share this first name.
Is Otisha a common name?
Otisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Otisha most popular?
Otisha reached peak popularity in 1987, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Otisha is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Otisha a female name?
Otisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Otisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Otisha Smith, Otisha Johnson, Otisha 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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