Otha
Otha is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Meaning & Origin of Otha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Otha is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include:
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The Story of Otha
As a girl name
Otha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1887, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 45 Othas were born — ranking #1,144 that year. As of 2026, Otha ranks #5,543 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Othas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Otha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 140 Othas were born — ranking #516 that year. As of 2026, Otha ranks #9,668 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6K Othas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Otha
Otha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Otha's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #516. Use the chart and map above to compare Otha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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