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Unisex name

Othell

31% girls, 69% boys · last recorded 1983

Othell has been given to about 240 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 87
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Othell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1924 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time240

How popular is Othell?

Its best year was 1924, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 5701st. The typical living American called Othell is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Othell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Odell0.71
  2. Montrell0.69
  3. Cornell0.64
  4. Cordell0.64
  5. Mitchell0.61
  6. Donnell0.58
  7. Lowell0.57
  8. Donell0.57

Middle names for Othell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Othell Anne0.81
  2. Othell Catherine0.78
  3. Othell Josephine0.78
  4. Othell Rose0.77
  5. Othell Marie0.77
  6. Othell Grace0.77

Sibling names for Othell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.66
  2. Winonasister · 0.66
  3. Ilasister · 0.64
  4. Cleoeither · 0.64
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.63
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.58

Where Othell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Othell Anderson0.77
    2. Othell White0.72
    3. Othell Nguyen0.72
    4. Othell Moore0.72
    5. Othell Brown0.72
    6. Othell Young0.69

    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 Othell

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

    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.