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    The first name Otha

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Otha at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2018, 7 boys born in the United States were named Otha, the 10,454th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 140 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    7,789
    babies named Otha since 1880
    #10,454
    rank in 2018
    1920
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Otha

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bo Diddley
      American guitarist (1928–2008)

    Questions

    Is Otha a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 7,789 US babies named Otha since 1880, 18% were girls and 82% boys.
    When was Otha most popular?
    1920 in the United States, when 140 babies were named Otha, its highest rank at 518th.