Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ottie 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ottie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,884
- 609 boys · 1,275 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 63 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 362 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ottie’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ottie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ocie
19% boys · 81% girls
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19% boys · 81% girls
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“from the meadow of the hare” · “from the hare's meadow”
25% boys · 75% girls
Alva
“one who has a fair complexion” · “a bright man”
24% boys · 76% girls
Harvie
“one who is ready for battle” · “a strong man”
18% boys · 82% girls
Lennie
“having the strength of a lion”
12% boys · 88% girls
Golden
“the golden one”
52% boys · 48% girls
Venice
“woman of Venice”
18% boys · 82% girls