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Otis

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Wealthy.
German
Wealthy; derivation of Otto

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Otis

Pronunciation

o-tis

Famous People

Singer Otis Redding

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #146, 1,031 births); most recent 2025 (rank #652, 422 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #1424, 32 births); most recent 1976 (rank #9274, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025422–
2024358–
2023418–
2022455–
2021427–
2020413–
2019351–
2018324–
2017319–
2016324–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #68, 842 births); most recent 2025 (rank #71, 726 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025726
2024762
2023784
2022842
2021737
2020612
2019455
2018277
2017281
2016245

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1323, 25 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1384, 23 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202323
202225
202124
202025
201912
201813
201713
20167
201513
20149

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #297, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20257
20248
202311
202214
202110
20205
201912
20183
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #152, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #190, 22 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202522
202420
202331
202226
202113
202017
201921
20188
20179
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #239, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #344, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20248
20235
20227
20217
20206
20193
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #217, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20239
202219
202120
202014
20196
201812
20178
201612
2015–
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence