How popular is the name Otilia?

959 US babies were named Otilia between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1948.

What careers are people named Otilia over-represented in?

Among notable women who are singers, Otilias show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Otilia

Q: How common is the spelling Otilia?

The most common spelling: 68% of Otilias use it.

Otilia. 959 US babies since 1940, peak 1948. Notable Otilias are 1.2× over-represented as singers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1948

959 US babies were named Otilia between 1940 and 2025.

Otilia around the world

Sweden: 184 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 542 in 2022
England & Wales: 109 babies since 1996, peak 2022, No. 3,034 in 2025
France: 205 babies since 1900, peak 1975, No. 3,142 in 2025
Belgium: 35 babies since 1995, peak 2021

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Otilias end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.2×	Low · 3 people
Professor	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 1 people

Among notable women who are singers, Otilias show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 68% of Otilias use it

Otilia 68%
Otelia 21%
Otila 11%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1948)