Othello is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1919 and has grown less common since.
Othello is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,476 for boy births in the United States (and #19,604 across all names), given to 8 babies. Othello was first reported in SSA data in 1905 and peaked in 1923 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,476 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,835 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,146 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,072 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,006 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,927 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,053 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,438 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,419 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,007 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,726 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,430 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,882 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,368 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,082 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,981 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,345 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,129 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,385 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,915 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,974 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,994 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,145 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,979 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,361 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,903 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #7,070 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,125 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,309 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,324 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,453 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | — | #4,401 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,861 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #4,909 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,859 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,786 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,664 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,876 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,265 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | — | #3,592 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | — | #2,743 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,567 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,543 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,044 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,414 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | — | #2,974 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,828 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,417 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,721 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,697 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,303 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | — | #3,009 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,220 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,240 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,229 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,352 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | — | #2,689 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | — | #3,138 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,407 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,813 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,390 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,605 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,078 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,671 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,319 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #3,587 | #3,223 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,179 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #3,013 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | #4,178 | #3,698 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | #3,817 | #4,071 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | #4,831 | #2,552 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | #5,702 | #2,785 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | #3,888 | #2,095 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | #5,606 | #3,183 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,810 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #3,875 | #3,416 |
| 1919 | 24 | — | #3,174 | #2,233 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | #4,699 | #2,836 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #4,001 | #3,140 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #3,202 | #2,500 |
| 1915 | 14 | — | #4,147 | #3,004 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | #3,509 | #1,843 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,144 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #2,345 | — |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #2,044 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,159 | — |