girls:
147 births since 1883
#5569 (3rd percentile)
boys:
42 births since 1912
#4544 (1st percentile)
overall:
189 births since 1883
#7550 (2nd percentile)
The name Otie is the #7,550 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 189 recorded births since 1883. This represents the 2.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,569 (2.5% percentile) for all time with 147 births since 1883. For boys, it ranks #4,544 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 42 births since 1912.
Otie first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1883 (1883 for girls and 1912 for boys). Birth data for Otie is available in 28 out of the 60 years between 1883 and 1942 (23 years for girls and 7 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Otie has been given predominantly to girls, with 77.8% of all recorded births being female. In 1942, 0.0% of babies named Otie were girls. Interestingly, until around 1921, the name was more popular for girls (85.8% girls from 1883 to 1920), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (58.8% boys from 1921 to 1942).
For girls, Otie reached its peak popularity in 1892, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #299) with 44 births per million. The name was most common in 1892, with 44 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1924.
For boys, Otie reached its peak popularity in 1921, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #546) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 1912, with 11 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1942.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Otie".
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