girl's name
Otilia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,015
Otilia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1935, when 36 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
Otilia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 24 |
| 1900s | 39 |
| 1910s | 164 |
| 1920s | 291 |
| 1930s | 219 |
| 1940s | 159 |
| 1950s | 137 |
| 1960s | 122 |
| 1970s | 123 |
| 1980s | 125 |
| 1990s | 93 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 63 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 80 |
How popular is Otilia?
In 2025, Otilia was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Otilia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Otilia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Otilia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Otilia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Otilia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Otilia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Otilia
How popular is the name Otilia?
In 2025, Otilia was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Otilia a girl's or a boy's name?
Otilia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Otilia most popular?
Otilia peaked in 1935, when 36 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Otilia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Otilia currently ranks #3,157 in the United States. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.