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Unisex name

Otha

/əˈðɑ/ · 18% girls, 82% boys · last recorded 2018

Otha has been given to about 7,789 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/əˈðɑ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,314
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Otha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1921 · 180
  • Born in 20250
  • All time7,789

How popular is Otha?

Its best year was 1921, when 180 babies were given the name, ranking 1163rd. The typical living American called Otha is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Otha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dortha0.75
  2. Tosha0.70
  3. Orpha0.65
  4. Letha0.62
  5. Doretha0.63
  6. Retha0.62
  7. Dorotha0.63
  8. Porsha0.62

Middle names for Otha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Otha Josephine0.84
  2. Otha Rose0.83
  3. Otha Louise0.83
  4. Otha June0.82
  5. Otha Pearl0.82
  6. Otha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Otha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.89
  2. Elouisesister · 0.89
  3. Lenorasister · 0.89
  4. Louiebrother · 0.86
  5. Hughbrother · 0.86
  6. Archiebrother · 0.85

Where Otha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Otha White0.78
    2. Otha Reyes0.78
    3. Otha Nguyen0.78
    4. Otha Moore0.78
    5. Otha Lee0.78
    6. Otha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Otha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.