Given name & surname
Otta
“a slender boy”
Otta is a variant of Ottah. One African interpretation is “a slender boy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Otta is a variant of Ottah. One African interpretation is “a slender boy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Otta is a variant of Ottah. An origin associated with Ottah is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Otta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 7 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. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 173 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Otta’s family of names
Otta has a related form in Ottah. In Greek usage, Otta as a surname is a transliteration of Όττα. In Greek usage, Otta as a surname is a transliteration of Ώττα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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