Given name & surname
Ottis
“a wealthy man”·“one who is acute”
Ottis is a variant of Otis. Interpretations include “a wealthy man” and “one who is acute”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ottis is a variant of Otto. One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ottis is a variant of Otis. Interpretations include “a wealthy man” and “one who is acute”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ottis is a variant of Otto. One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ottis is a variant of Otis. Otis has been associated with German and Greek naming traditions. Ottis is a variant 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. Ottis is a variant 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
Ottis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,647
- 4,473 boys · 174 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 132 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,070 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,070 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 130 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,274 as a first name in 2020; 240 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.
Ottis’s family of names
Ottis has a related form in Otis. Ottis has a related form in Otto.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ottis
- Slim WhitmanAmerican country music singer-songwriter and guitarist1923–2013
- Ottis AndersonAmerican football playerborn 1957
- Ottis GibsonWest Indian cricketerborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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