Othel is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Othel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Othel was first reported in SSA data in 1906 and peaked in 1921 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7 | — | — | #3,591 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,920 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,566 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #3,947 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,448 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,886 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,399 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,894 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,696 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | — | #3,007 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #4,059 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | — | #2,565 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | — | #2,950 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | — | #2,331 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | — | #3,430 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | — | #2,351 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | — | #2,427 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,908 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,470 |
| 1941 | 12 | — | — | #2,175 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | #4,871 | #1,960 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | — | #2,026 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,604 |
| 1937 | 12 | — | — | #2,167 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #4,048 | — |
| 1935 | 17 | — | — | #1,745 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | #4,713 | #1,689 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | #4,934 | #2,285 |
| 1931 | 22 | — | #4,230 | #1,906 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,268 |
| 1929 | 26 | — | #5,122 | #1,658 |
| 1928 | 30 | — | #5,264 | #1,511 |
| 1927 | 34 | — | #3,792 | #1,503 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,647 |
| 1925 | 29 | — | #4,830 | #1,617 |
| 1924 | 36 | — | #3,607 | #1,476 |
| 1923 | 28 | — | #3,075 | #2,005 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | #5,605 | #1,866 |
| 1921 | 45 | — | #4,957 | #1,154 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | #5,589 | #1,865 |
| 1919 | 34 | — | #4,678 | #1,374 |
| 1918 | 43 | — | #2,640 | #1,310 |
| 1917 | 41 | — | #4,000 | #1,166 |
| 1916 | 37 | — | #1,939 | #1,681 |
| 1915 | 34 | — | #4,146 | #1,259 |
| 1914 | 27 | — | #2,395 | #1,535 |
| 1913 | 19 | — | #2,752 | #1,651 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #2,007 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,359 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | — | #939 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | — | #1,091 |