Ottie
Ottilie is a feminine given name. It is a French derivative of the medieval German masculine name Otto and, like other related Germanic names beginning with the prefixes Ad-, Aut-, Od-, Ot-, Oth-, or Ud-, has the meaning "prosperous in battle", "riches", "prosperous" or "wealth". The English place name Otley and surname Ottley are related names.
Meaning & Origin of Ottie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ottilie is a feminine given name. It is a French derivative of the medieval German masculine name Otto and, like other related Germanic names beginning with the prefixes Ad-, Aut-, Od-, Ot-, Oth-, or Ud-, has the meaning "prosperous in battle", "riches", "prosperous" or "wealth". The English place name Otley and surname Ottley are related names.
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The Story of Ottie
As a girl name
Ottie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 53 Otties were born — ranking #952 that year. As of 2026, Ottie ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Otties have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ottie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 23 Otties were born — ranking #1,588 that year. As of 2026, Ottie ranks #4,797 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 609 Otties have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Ottie
Ottie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ottie's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #952. Use the chart and map above to compare Ottie'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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