Is Otis a boy or girl name?
Otis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 358 boys were named Otis, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 61,540 US babies named Otis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #730
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Otis since 1880
- 61,540
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 1,056 babies
Boys and girls named Otis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,006 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1890s | 1,349 | 31 | 2.2% |
| 1900s | 1,966 | 72 | 3.5% |
| 1910s | 6,963 | 148 | 2.1% |
| 1920s | 9,352 | 199 | 2.1% |
| 1930s | 7,456 | 130 | 1.7% |
| 1940s | 7,654 | 111 | 1.4% |
| 1950s | 7,285 | 74 | 1% |
| 1960s | 4,955 | 81 | 1.6% |
| 1970s | 3,552 | 36 | 1% |
| 1980s | 2,237 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,367 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,028 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,412 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,071 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 358 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 418 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 455 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 427 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 413 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 351 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 324 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 319 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 324 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 266 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 203 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 177 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 182 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 144 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 122 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 131 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 112 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 107 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 80 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 78 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 82 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 115 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 84 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 104 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 115 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 138 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 149 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 155 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 184 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 213 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 193 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 192 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 194 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 213 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 203 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 218 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 205 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 254 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 269 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 296 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 329 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 297 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 301 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 324 | #431 | 5 | #10,406 |
| 1975 | 330 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 309 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 371 | #405 | 9 | #5,916 |
| 1972 | 379 | #404 | 6 | #7,946 |
| 1971 | 416 | #397 | 7 | #7,143 |
| 1970 | 496 | #367 | 9 | #5,691 |
| 1969 | 532 | #339 | 6 | #7,226 |
| 1968 | 497 | #348 | 9 | #5,035 |
| 1967 | 414 | #368 | 7 | #5,881 |
| 1966 | 421 | #369 | 6 | #6,356 |
| 1965 | 472 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 532 | #341 | 13 | #3,831 |
| 1963 | 511 | #341 | 7 | #5,731 |
| 1962 | 476 | #367 | 9 | #4,780 |
| 1961 | 544 | #335 | 15 | #3,429 |
| 1960 | 556 | #327 | 9 | #4,682 |
| 1959 | 617 | #311 | 5 | #6,956 |
| 1958 | 662 | #294 | 6 | #5,921 |
| 1957 | 661 | #288 | 6 | #5,897 |
| 1956 | 706 | #278 | 13 | #3,456 |
| 1955 | 721 | #259 | 12 | #3,522 |
| 1954 | 751 | #257 | 6 | #5,587 |
| 1953 | 767 | #246 | 6 | #5,493 |
| 1952 | 749 | #250 | 9 | #4,037 |
| 1951 | 820 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 831 | #221 | 11 | #3,370 |
| 1949 | 817 | #224 | 12 | #3,131 |
| 1948 | 845 | #221 | 11 | #3,300 |
| 1947 | 870 | #217 | 16 | #2,609 |
| 1946 | 781 | #217 | 14 | #2,708 |
| 1945 | 706 | #205 | 11 | #2,874 |
| 1944 | 759 | #198 | 9 | #3,313 |
| 1943 | 742 | #209 | 13 | #2,663 |
| 1942 | 737 | #207 | 10 | #3,149 |
| 1941 | 736 | #195 | 9 | #3,187 |
| 1940 | 661 | #200 | 6 | #4,235 |
| 1939 | 730 | #185 | 9 | #3,094 |
| 1938 | 718 | #190 | 9 | #3,124 |
| 1937 | 681 | #189 | 15 | #2,166 |
| 1936 | 699 | #187 | 11 | #2,655 |
| 1935 | 731 | #182 | 13 | #2,410 |
| 1934 | 768 | #177 | 15 | #2,154 |
| 1933 | 756 | #175 | 14 | #2,253 |
| 1932 | 812 | #174 | 14 | #2,340 |
| 1931 | 730 | #181 | 15 | #2,185 |
| 1930 | 831 | #172 | 15 | #2,277 |
| 1929 | 796 | #177 | 17 | #2,080 |
| 1928 | 884 | #165 | 18 | #2,076 |
| 1927 | 901 | #167 | 32 | #1,445 |
| 1926 | 878 | #168 | 16 | #2,327 |
| 1925 | 958 | #159 | 14 | #2,587 |
| 1924 | 1,011 | #158 | 18 | #2,194 |
| 1923 | 904 | #165 | 13 | #2,691 |
| 1922 | 988 | #156 | 19 | #2,086 |
| 1921 | 1,001 | #151 | 27 | #1,662 |
| 1920 | 1,031 | #146 | 25 | #1,692 |
| 1919 | 931 | #146 | 19 | #1,973 |
| 1918 | 936 | #151 | 9 | #3,455 |
| 1917 | 912 | #145 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1916 | 908 | #142 | 22 | #1,671 |
| 1915 | 901 | #141 | 16 | #2,028 |
| 1914 | 709 | #140 | 13 | #1,988 |
| 1913 | 557 | #140 | 14 | #1,657 |
| 1912 | 522 | #126 | 13 | #1,596 |
| 1911 | 302 | #122 | 9 | #1,759 |
| 1910 | 285 | #109 | 19 | #1,022 |
| 1909 | 267 | #99 | 9 | #1,575 |
| 1908 | 243 | #105 | 8 | #1,647 |
| 1907 | 199 | #121 | 7 | #1,776 |
| 1906 | 184 | #116 | 7 | #1,683 |
| 1905 | 216 | #99 | 5 | #2,162 |
| 1904 | 181 | #115 | 6 | #1,814 |
| 1903 | 168 | #118 | 5 | #2,010 |
| 1902 | 169 | #112 | 10 | #1,193 |
| 1901 | 127 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 212 | #110 | 15 | #1,002 |
| 1899 | 185 | #94 | 7 | #1,364 |
| 1898 | 179 | #107 | 8 | #1,354 |
| 1897 | 133 | #123 | 9 | #1,146 |
| 1896 | 124 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 133 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 129 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 124 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 126 | #130 | 7 | #1,245 |
| 1891 | 97 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 119 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 116 | #121 | 5 | #1,437 |
| 1888 | 116 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 97 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 99 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 89 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 107 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 89 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 116 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 89 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 88 | #156 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Otis reached #94 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #1,002 in 1900. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.