Othniel is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Othniel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,746 for boy births in the United States (and #5,894 across all names), given to 47 babies. Othniel first appears in 1924 and peaked in 2018 (64 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | #2,746 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | #3,763 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | #3,515 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | #3,061 |
| 2019 | 56 | 56 | #2,413 |
| 2018 | 64 | 64 | #2,186 |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | #2,788 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #3,959 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #3,074 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | #4,147 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #4,995 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,896 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #7,446 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #7,570 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,986 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,178 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,346 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,890 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #8,715 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #5,795 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #11,990 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,975 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,680 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #9,319 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,715 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,588 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #9,853 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,181 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,225 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,760 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,795 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,335 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,820 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,803 |