Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Otilla isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Otilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1890
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Otilla, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dorilla
>99% girls
Oressa
>99% girls
Olah
Olah is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Romanian.
>99% girls
Ottilia
Ottilia is a variant of Otthild. One German interpretation is “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.”
>99% girls
Ottillie
>99% girls
Etelka
Etelka is a feminine given name. It is used in Hungarian.
>99% girls
Otillie
>99% girls
Tilla
>99% girls