NameTides

Othniel

Othniel was the #2,718 boys' name in the US in 2025 (47 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Othniel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Othniel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Othniel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,718 (47)#1,538 (17)—#1,804 (11)
2024#3,693 (30)#1,132 (25)#619 (4)#1,909 (10)
2023#3,293 (36)#1,461 (17)—#1,687 (11)
2022#3,464 (33)#2,756 (7)—#2,493 (6)
2021#2,918 (42)#1,782 (13)——
2020#3,025 (38)#1,935 (11)—#1,838 (9)
2019#2,394 (56)#2,104 (10)—#2,440 (6)
2018#2,167 (64)#1,786 (13)——
2017#2,755 (44)#2,512 (8)——
2016#3,883 (27)#2,335 (9)——
2015#3,513 (31)#2,319 (9)—#2,387 (6)
2014#3,038 (37)#2,248 (9)—#1,936 (8)
2013#4,064 (24)#1,706 (13)—#2,305 (6)
2012#4,862 (19)#2,721 (7)——
2011#6,578 (12)#2,613 (7)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #2,167.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1924.

How common is it?

about 1 in 36,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 36,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Othniel is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 44,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 68,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Othniel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Othniel (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7165

Othniel (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OthnielCanadaBoys#1,80411
OthnielEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
OthnielNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OthnielScotlandBoys—too few
OthnielUSBoys#2,71847