Othell is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Othell is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1983. Othell was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1924 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,397 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #6,188 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | — | #5,281 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,281 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,370 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,220 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #4,121 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | — | #3,008 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,888 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,471 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #3,053 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #3,047 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #3,093 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,935 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,932 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | — | #2,792 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | — | #2,825 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,463 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | #5,265 | #3,621 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,503 | — |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #4,070 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | #4,337 | #4,730 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #5,701 | #2,784 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,887 | — |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #5,689 | #4,809 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | #4,841 | #4,158 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #3,401 | #4,643 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,454 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #5,144 | — |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,707 | — |