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Othello

/əˈθɛloʊ/ · 86% boys · 8 born in 2025

Othello has been given to about 803 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/əˈθɛloʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 471
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Othello per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1919 · 24
  • Born in 20258
  • All time803

How popular is Othello?

Its best year was 1919, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 2233rd. The typical living American called Othello is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Othello

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Angelo0.56
  2. Marcello0.54
  3. Otto0.50
  4. Halo0.51
  5. Marcelo0.49
  6. Carmelo0.49
  7. Gonzalo0.49
  8. Dangelo0.49

Middle names for Othello

Ranked by flow score
  1. Othello Paul0.89
  2. Othello Lee0.89
  3. Othello Dean0.88
  4. Othello Blake0.88
  5. Othello Bryce0.88
  6. Othello Wade0.88

Sibling names for Othello

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Forestbrother · 0.80
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.80
  3. Winonasister · 0.79
  4. Theodorasister · 0.78
  5. Soleither · 0.78
  6. Merritteither · 0.78

Where Othello is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Othello White0.84
    2. Othello Reyes0.84
    3. Othello Nguyen0.84
    4. Othello Lee0.84
    5. Othello Hill0.84
    6. Othello Hall0.84

    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 Othello

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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