Otilia
Otilia is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Otilia Bădescu, Romanian table tennis player Otilia Brumă, Romanian singer-songwriter Otilia Cazimir (1894–1967), Romanian poet Otilia Larrañaga, Mexican dancer and actress Otilia Lux, Guatemalan social leader Otilia Pasarica, Romanian volleyball player Otilia Ruicu-Eșanu, Romanian track and field athlete
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Otilia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Otilia is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Otilia Bădescu, Romanian table tennis player Otilia Brumă, Romanian singer-songwriter Otilia Cazimir (1894–1967), Romanian poet Otilia Larrañaga, Mexican dancer and actress Otilia Lux, Guatemalan social leader Otilia Pasarica, Romanian volleyball player Otilia Ruicu-Eșanu, Romanian track and field athlete
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Otilia
Otilia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1893, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 36 Otilias were born — ranking #1,182 that year. As of 2026, Otilia ranks #7,865 for baby girls with 13 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Otilias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Otilia
Otilia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Otilia's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #1,182. Use the chart and map above to compare Otilia'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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