Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Otha*

#1,348 most common boys' name of all time · #3,236 across all names · 82% male / 18% female · used 1880–2018 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,348
Rank overall
#3,236 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
130 of 146
All-time
7,789
Since 2016
7
Peak year
1921 #534
Best rank
#437 1896
Girls Boys peak 180/yr
1880190019201940196019802000

Otha is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2018 7 7 #9,686
2014 5 5 #12,140
2012 5 5 #12,295
2008 6 6 #11,059
2006 5 5 #12,084
2005 6 6 #10,170
2004 8 8 #8,165
2003 9 9 #7,265
2002 8 8 #7,663
2001 10 10 #6,453
2000 7 7 #8,228
1999 5 5 #9,936
1998 7 7 #7,584
1997 12 12 #4,972
1996 13 13 #4,624
1995 15 15 #4,062
1994 12 12 #4,821
1993 12 12 #4,709
1992 11 11 #4,885
1991 11 11 #4,777
1990 18 18 #3,321
1989 17 17 #3,335
1988 17 17 #3,093
1987 19 19 #2,732
1986 14 14 #3,277
1985 15 15 #3,078
1984 15 15 #2,969
1983 22 22 #2,275
1982 23 23 #2,214
1981 25 25 #2,090
1980 25 25 #2,114
1979 24 24 #2,111
1978 29 29 #1,800
1977 27 27 #1,864
1976 32 32 #1,652
1975 27 27 #1,789
1974 29 29 #1,662
1973 24 24 #1,824
1972 36 36 #1,425
1971 9 38 47 #1,384
1970 32 32 #1,501
1969 5 56 61 #1,032
1968 35 35 #1,286
1967 33 33 #1,322
1966 5 44 49 #1,119
1965 5 49 54 #1,056
1964 47 47 #1,114
1963 7 48 55 #1,104
1962 5 66 71 #931
1961 62 62 #982
1960 10 53 63 #1,063
1959 7 45 52 #1,158
1958 10 68 78 #921
1957 10 74 84 #880
1956 5 95 100 #754
1955 13 83 96 #802
1954 13 91 104 #750
1953 15 96 111 #732
1952 13 96 109 #720
1951 12 97 109 #704
1950 13 107 120 #672
1949 17 111 128 #653
1948 20 103 123 #667
1947 24 115 139 #644
1946 19 79 98 #741
1945 14 106 120 #588
1944 18 92 110 #644
1943 12 100 112 #641
1942 28 87 115 #691
1941 27 88 115 #652
1940 26 80 106 #677
1939 20 95 115 #598
1938 18 93 111 #619
1937 23 87 110 #622
1936 25 79 104 #663
1935 22 89 111 #625
1934 24 113 137 #555
1933 24 89 113 #615
1932 22 103 125 #584
1931 13 108 121 #567
1930 31 90 121 #650
1929 29 115 144 #551
1928 44 99 143 #614
1927 42 114 156 #582
1926 28 124 152 #545
1925 40 120 160 #567
1924 35 102 137 #635
1923 40 104 144 #628
1922 45 118 163 #595
1921 44 136 180 #534
1920 34 140 174 #517
1919 22 114 136 #560
1918 38 119 157 #551
1917 40 131 171 #502
1916 35 91 126 #614
1915 34 108 142 #538
1914 21 80 101 #558
1913 21 78 99 #494
1912 23 59 82 #513
1911 15 31 46 #544
1910 11 28 39 #544
1909 9 32 41 #452
1908 11 29 40 #461
1907 16 27 43 #456
1906 11 22 33 #481
1905 14 22 36 #486
1904 7 19 26 #508
1903 10 16 26 #567
1902 11 19 30 #504
1901 7 15 22 #526
1900 12 21 33 #530
1899 10 17 27 #474
1898 7 14 21 #597
1897 12 12 #640
1896 10 21 31 #437
1895 8 14 22 #571
1894 7 19 26 #459
1893 9 9 18 #737
1892 13 13 #587
1891 13 13 #518
1890 8 14 22 #529
1889 11 11 #610
1888 5 5
1887 6 8 14 #714
1886 10 10 #631
1884 7 7 #792
1883 13 13 #521
1882 10 10 #638
1881 6 6 #813
1880 8 8 #727