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Ottis

96% boys · 15 born in 2025

Ottis has been given to about 4,647 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,769
Median age today75 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ottis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 132
  • Born in 202515
  • All time4,647
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Ottis?

Its best year was 1922, when 132 babies were given the name, ranking 573rd. The typical living American called Ottis is about 75 years old today.

Names that sound like Ottis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Otis0.96
  2. Odis0.78
  3. Morris0.68
  4. Hollis0.68
  5. Norris0.68
  6. Dorris0.68
  7. Boris0.66
  8. Louis0.61

Middle names for Ottis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ottis Paul0.77
  2. Ottis John0.77
  3. Ottis Lee0.77
  4. Ottis Dean0.76
  5. Ottis Blake0.76
  6. Ottis Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Ottis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.88
  2. Elouisesister · 0.88
  3. Ilasister · 0.86
  4. Cleoeither · 0.85
  5. Louiebrother · 0.82
  6. Archiebrother · 0.82

Where Ottis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ottis Anderson0.77
    2. Ottis Reyes0.72
    3. Ottis Nguyen0.72
    4. Ottis Moore0.72
    5. Ottis Lee0.72
    6. Ottis Hall0.72

    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 Ottis

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

    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.