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.

Otis

#443 most common boys' name of all time · #970 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#443
Rank overall
#970 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
61,969
Since 2016
3,816
Peak year
1920 #146
Best rank
#94 1899
Girls Boys peak 1,056/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Otis 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
2025 422 422 #652
2024 359 359 #732
2023 420 420 #651
2022 456 456 #614
2021 427 427 #646
2020 413 413 #648
2019 351 351 #706
2018 325 325 #736
2017 319 319 #744
2016 324 324 #751
2015 266 266 #844
2014 203 203 #1,008
2013 177 177 #1,063
2012 183 183 #1,046
2011 144 144 #1,213
2010 122 122 #1,376
2009 131 131 #1,325
2008 120 120 #1,408
2007 112 112 #1,442
2006 107 107 #1,448
2005 106 106 #1,403
2004 80 80 #1,618
2003 78 78 #1,612
2002 82 82 #1,514
2001 115 115 #1,185
2000 97 97 #1,323
1999 84 84 #1,395
1998 104 104 #1,189
1997 111 111 #1,130
1996 115 115 #1,060
1995 114 114 #1,043
1994 138 138 #935
1993 149 149 #872
1992 155 155 #850
1991 184 184 #752
1990 213 213 #697
1989 193 193 #710
1988 192 192 #678
1987 194 194 #656
1986 213 213 #610
1985 203 203 #613
1984 218 218 #574
1983 205 205 #599
1982 254 254 #538
1981 269 269 #514
1980 296 296 #492
1979 329 329 #448
1978 297 297 #467
1977 302 302 #462
1976 5 324 329 #431
1975 330 330 #435
1974 309 309 #457
1973 9 371 380 #405
1972 6 379 385 #404
1971 7 416 423 #396
1970 9 496 505 #366
1969 6 532 538 #339
1968 9 497 506 #348
1967 7 414 421 #368
1966 6 421 427 #369
1965 472 472 #351
1964 13 532 545 #341
1963 7 510 517 #341
1962 9 477 486 #366
1961 15 544 559 #335
1960 9 556 565 #326
1959 5 617 622 #311
1958 6 662 668 #294
1957 6 662 668 #287
1956 13 706 719 #278
1955 12 721 733 #259
1954 6 751 757 #257
1953 6 767 773 #246
1952 9 748 757 #250
1951 820 820 #231
1950 11 831 842 #221
1949 12 817 829 #224
1948 11 845 856 #220
1947 16 870 886 #217
1946 14 781 795 #217
1945 11 706 717 #205
1944 9 759 768 #198
1943 13 742 755 #209
1942 10 737 747 #207
1941 9 736 745 #195
1940 6 661 667 #200
1939 9 730 739 #185
1938 9 718 727 #190
1937 15 681 696 #189
1936 11 699 710 #187
1935 13 730 743 #182
1934 15 769 784 #177
1933 14 756 770 #175
1932 14 812 826 #174
1931 15 730 745 #181
1930 15 831 846 #172
1929 17 796 813 #176
1928 18 884 902 #165
1927 32 901 933 #167
1926 16 878 894 #168
1925 14 958 972 #159
1924 18 1,011 1,029 #158
1923 13 904 917 #165
1922 19 988 1,007 #156
1921 27 1,001 1,028 #152
1920 25 1,031 1,056 #146
1919 19 931 950 #146
1918 9 936 945 #151
1917 14 912 926 #145
1916 22 908 930 #142
1915 16 901 917 #141
1914 13 709 722 #140
1913 14 557 571 #140
1912 13 522 535 #126
1911 9 302 311 #122
1910 19 285 304 #109
1909 9 267 276 #100
1908 8 243 251 #105
1907 7 199 206 #120
1906 7 184 191 #115
1905 5 216 221 #99
1904 6 181 187 #115
1903 5 168 173 #118
1902 10 169 179 #112
1901 127 127 #134
1900 15 212 227 #110
1899 7 185 192 #94
1898 8 179 187 #107
1897 9 133 142 #123
1896 124 124 #135
1895 133 133 #127
1894 129 129 #122
1893 124 124 #123
1892 7 126 133 #130
1891 97 97 #138
1890 119 119 #122
1889 5 116 121 #121
1888 116 116 #133
1887 97 97 #132
1886 99 99 #137
1885 89 89 #152
1884 107 107 #134
1883 89 89 #146
1882 116 116 #122
1881 89 89 #139
1880 88 88 #156