Othmar
Othmar, also spelled Otmar or Ottmar, is a masculine German given name, derived from the Germanic name Audamar, from the elements aud "wealth, prosperity" and mar "fame".
- German
- Germanic
Meaning & Origin of Othmar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Othmar, also spelled Otmar or Ottmar, is a masculine German given name, derived from the Germanic name Audamar, from the elements aud "wealth, prosperity" and mar "fame".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Germanic
The Story of Othmar
The earliest SSA record of Othmar as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Othmar — #1,646 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Othmar on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Othmar last appeared in the published SSA data in 1932, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 188 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Othmar
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Othmar. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Audamar
- Otmar
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About the name Othmar
Othmar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 188 births in the dataset. Othmar's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,646. Use the chart and map above to compare Othmar'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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