Otley
Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 census. It is in two parts: south of the river is the historic town of Otley and to the north is Newall, which was formerly a separate township.
Meaning & Origin of Otley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 census. It is in two parts: south of the river is the historic town of Otley and to the north is Newall, which was formerly a separate township.
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The Story of Otley
Otley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 5 Otleys were born — ranking #4,347 that year. As of 2026, Otley ranks #4,347 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Otleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Otley
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- Elizabeth Garnett (23 September 1839 – 22 March 1921), missionary to navvies and author, who did much to improve the life of the navvies working in the area.
- Craig Adams , musician, member of The Sisters of Mercy , The Mission and The Cult
- Olivia Blake , current MP for Sheffield Hallam
- David Thomas Broughton , folk singer and guitarist
- Lizzie Deignan , British cyclist
- Nick Houghton , field marshall , former Chief of the Defence Staff
- Alan Kernaghan , Republic of Ireland footballer
- Joseph Ritchie , surgeon, African explorer, and naturalist
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About the name Otley
Otley is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Otley's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #4,347. Use the chart and map above to compare Otley'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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