Ottilia
Ottilia is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Ottilia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ottilia is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Ottilia
The earliest SSA record of Ottilia as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1891 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Ottilia — #559 in the national rankings. The 1890s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Ottilias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (12 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 584 Ottilias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ottilia
Ottilia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 584 births in the dataset. Ottilia's peak popularity came in 1891 when it ranked #559. Use the chart and map above to compare Ottilia'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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