Given name
Ottilie
“a wealthy man”
In French and German use, Ottilie is a form of Otto. One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.” Ottilie is a variant of Otthild. One German interpretation is “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French and German use, Ottilie is a form of Otto. One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.” Ottilie is a variant of Otthild. One German interpretation is “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French and German use, Ottilie is a form of Otto. An origin associated with Otto is German.
Explained through its name family
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. In French and German use, Ottilie is a form of Otto. The history of Otto gives this family its wider story. Otto has historical associations with German royal and princely families.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ottilie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,093
- 0 boys · 1,093 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #2,951 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +128%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,951 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 127.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Virginia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 346 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.
Ottilie’s family of names
Ottilie has a diminutive in Ottoline. In German usage, Ottilie shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form OTILIA. Ottilie is a version of Otto.
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Around the world
Ottilie has relatives in 5 languages.
11 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ottilie
- Ottilie RoedersteinGerman-Swiss painter (1859–1937)
- Ottla Kafkasister of Franz Kafka1892–1943
- Ottilie WildermuthGerman writer, editor (1817–1877)
- Ottilie AssingFeminist, freethinker, abolitionist (1819–1884)
- Ottilie BaaderGerman women's rights activist and socialist (1847-1925)
- Ottilie von GoetheGerman writer, editor (1796–1872)
- Ottilie MetzgerGerman operatic contralto (1878–1943)
- Ottilie ReylaenderGerman painter1882–1965
- Ottilie of KatzenelnbogenGerman countess1451–1517
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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