Ottis is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ottis means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ottis across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ottis has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ottis is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “variant of Otis, wealthy”. A respelling of Otis, derived from the Germanic name Otto.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,647 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 63 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ottis per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (132/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (14/yr).
Ottis is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #1,172 nationally (given to 132 babies that year).
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