Oather is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Oather is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1973. Oather first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1919 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,648 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,451 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,315 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,205 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,269 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,598 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #3,227 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #3,639 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #2,501 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #2,898 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,920 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,057 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #2,805 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #3,833 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,412 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,074 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #2,213 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,200 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,200 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | #2,066 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,165 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,407 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #2,906 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,003 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,690 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,678 |
| 1925 | 13 | — | #2,393 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #1,879 |
| 1923 | 18 | — | #1,922 |
| 1922 | 21 | — | #1,743 |
| 1921 | 18 | — | #1,962 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,307 |
| 1919 | 24 | — | #1,521 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | #1,809 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,856 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #1,919 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,756 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | #1,748 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | #2,049 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,473 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #1,386 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #1,628 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,296 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,072 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,202 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #1,051 |