Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Otis

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Otis
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

1,031

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

65.3%

2024

358

All-time

60,653

Otis is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 1,031 boys were named Otis.

In 2024, only 358 boys were given the name.

All told, about 60,653 Americans have been named Otis and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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