Otha is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Otha is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Otha was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (140 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,454 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,514 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,690 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,177 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,489 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,104 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,714 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,675 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,241 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,796 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,879 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,144 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,214 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,187 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,811 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,216 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | — | #5,035 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,922 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,155 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | — | #5,010 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | — | #3,423 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | — | #3,411 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | — | #3,174 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | — | #2,802 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | — | #3,392 |
| 1985 | 15 | — | — | #3,174 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #3,060 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | — | #2,322 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | — | #2,252 |
| 1981 | 25 | — | — | #2,128 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | — | #2,155 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | — | #2,142 |
| 1978 | 29 | — | — | #1,822 |
| 1977 | 27 | — | — | #1,892 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | — | #1,670 |
| 1975 | 27 | — | — | #1,818 |
| 1974 | 29 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1973 | 24 | — | — | #1,861 |
| 1972 | 36 | — | — | #1,435 |
| 1971 | 47 | — | #5,866 | #1,395 |
| 1970 | 32 | — | — | #1,513 |
| 1969 | 61 | — | #8,319 | #1,039 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | — | #1,307 |
| 1967 | 33 | — | — | #1,335 |
| 1966 | 49 | — | #7,314 | #1,123 |
| 1965 | 54 | — | #7,238 | #1,062 |
| 1964 | 47 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1963 | 55 | — | #5,731 | #1,115 |
| 1962 | 71 | — | #7,289 | #936 |
| 1961 | 62 | — | — | #987 |
| 1960 | 63 | — | #4,383 | #1,067 |
| 1959 | 52 | — | #5,415 | #1,166 |
| 1958 | 78 | — | #4,123 | #924 |
| 1957 | 84 | — | #4,122 | #881 |
| 1956 | 100 | — | #6,646 | #754 |
| 1955 | 96 | — | #3,336 | #806 |
| 1954 | 104 | — | #3,281 | #750 |
| 1953 | 111 | — | #2,901 | #733 |
| 1952 | 109 | — | #3,154 | #720 |
| 1951 | 109 | — | #3,243 | #706 |
| 1950 | 120 | — | #3,013 | #673 |
| 1949 | 128 | — | #2,490 | #654 |
| 1948 | 123 | — | #2,237 | #668 |
| 1947 | 139 | — | #2,031 | #644 |
| 1946 | 98 | — | #2,210 | #743 |
| 1945 | 120 | — | #2,424 | #590 |
| 1944 | 110 | — | #2,076 | #649 |
| 1943 | 112 | — | #2,813 | #640 |
| 1942 | 115 | — | #1,582 | #691 |
| 1941 | 115 | — | #1,526 | #651 |
| 1940 | 106 | — | #1,543 | #679 |
| 1939 | 115 | — | #1,777 | #599 |
| 1938 | 111 | — | #1,926 | #619 |
| 1937 | 110 | — | #1,616 | #627 |
| 1936 | 104 | — | #1,497 | #667 |
| 1935 | 111 | — | #1,649 | #626 |
| 1934 | 137 | — | #1,538 | #556 |
| 1933 | 113 | — | #1,539 | #616 |
| 1932 | 125 | — | #1,670 | #586 |
| 1931 | 121 | — | #2,395 | #568 |
| 1930 | 121 | — | #1,396 | #650 |
| 1929 | 144 | — | #1,440 | #550 |
| 1928 | 143 | — | #1,159 | #614 |
| 1927 | 156 | — | #1,210 | #581 |
| 1926 | 152 | — | #1,582 | #546 |
| 1925 | 160 | — | #1,248 | #568 |
| 1924 | 137 | — | #1,400 | #637 |
| 1923 | 144 | — | #1,242 | #629 |
| 1922 | 163 | — | #1,153 | #596 |
| 1921 | 180 | — | #1,163 | #535 |
| 1920 | 174 | — | #1,371 | #518 |
| 1919 | 136 | — | #1,792 | #560 |
| 1918 | 157 | — | #1,230 | #551 |
| 1917 | 171 | — | #1,144 | #503 |
| 1916 | 126 | — | #1,225 | #614 |
| 1915 | 142 | — | #1,184 | #538 |
| 1914 | 101 | — | #1,426 | #560 |
| 1913 | 99 | — | #1,267 | #495 |
| 1912 | 82 | — | #1,107 | #514 |
| 1911 | 46 | — | #1,221 | #542 |
| 1910 | 39 | — | #1,495 | #544 |
| 1909 | 41 | — | #1,574 | #451 |
| 1908 | 40 | — | #1,329 | #462 |
| 1907 | 43 | — | #982 | #453 |
| 1906 | 33 | — | #1,210 | #486 |
| 1905 | 36 | — | #1,049 | #490 |
| 1904 | 26 | — | #1,617 | #508 |
| 1903 | 26 | — | #1,188 | #568 |
| 1902 | 30 | — | #1,119 | #501 |
| 1901 | 22 | — | #1,434 | #526 |
| 1900 | 33 | — | #1,155 | #527 |
| 1899 | 27 | — | #1,083 | #471 |
| 1898 | 21 | — | #1,475 | #598 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #637 |
| 1896 | 31 | — | #1,106 | #435 |
| 1895 | 22 | — | #1,273 | #575 |
| 1894 | 26 | — | #1,325 | #457 |
| 1893 | 18 | — | #1,074 | #749 |
| 1892 | 13 | — | — | #589 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | — | #519 |
| 1890 | 22 | — | #1,076 | #529 |
| 1889 | 11 | — | — | #614 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,428 | — |
| 1887 | 14 | — | #1,127 | #730 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #634 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #829 |
| 1883 | 13 | — | — | #513 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #636 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #847 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #727 |