Ottis is an uncommon variant of Otis that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Ottis is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,070 for boy births in the United States (and #12,765 across all names), given to 15 babies. Ottis was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (130 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,070 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,395 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,619 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,390 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,450 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,555 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,770 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,006 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,489 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,008 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,515 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,431 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,806 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,077 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,105 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,716 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,250 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,136 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,148 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,216 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,384 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | — | #8,590 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #9,856 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #6,014 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | — | #3,962 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,844 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | — | #5,102 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,673 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,761 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #7,307 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | — | #3,619 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,796 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | — | #3,240 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | — | #3,363 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,207 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,311 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | — | #2,889 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | — | #2,535 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | — | #2,481 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | — | #2,610 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | — | #3,267 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | — | #2,381 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | — | #2,306 |
| 1971 | 32 | — | — | #1,550 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | — | #2,474 |
| 1969 | 21 | — | — | #1,847 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | — | #1,882 |
| 1967 | 21 | — | — | #1,742 |
| 1966 | 25 | — | — | #1,569 |
| 1965 | 27 | — | — | #1,506 |
| 1964 | 16 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | — | #1,686 |
| 1962 | 25 | — | — | #1,613 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | — | #1,544 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | — | #2,099 |
| 1959 | 42 | — | — | #1,208 |
| 1958 | 35 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1957 | 33 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1956 | 34 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1955 | 33 | — | — | #1,333 |
| 1954 | 41 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1953 | 33 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1952 | 27 | — | — | #1,482 |
| 1951 | 51 | — | — | #989 |
| 1950 | 38 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1949 | 53 | — | — | #953 |
| 1948 | 47 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1947 | 42 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1946 | 49 | — | — | #961 |
| 1945 | 55 | — | — | #848 |
| 1944 | 58 | — | — | #828 |
| 1943 | 69 | — | — | #795 |
| 1942 | 66 | — | — | #792 |
| 1941 | 65 | — | — | #776 |
| 1940 | 57 | — | — | #835 |
| 1939 | 46 | — | — | #927 |
| 1938 | 79 | — | — | #682 |
| 1937 | 68 | — | — | #740 |
| 1936 | 78 | — | #4,050 | #709 |
| 1935 | 86 | — | — | #636 |
| 1934 | 65 | — | — | #768 |
| 1933 | 70 | — | — | #730 |
| 1932 | 80 | — | — | #687 |
| 1931 | 99 | — | #4,231 | #618 |
| 1930 | 80 | — | — | #698 |
| 1929 | 116 | — | #2,696 | #597 |
| 1928 | 100 | — | — | #610 |
| 1927 | 111 | — | #4,179 | #614 |
| 1926 | 98 | — | #5,447 | #657 |
| 1925 | 109 | — | — | #607 |
| 1924 | 104 | — | #3,324 | #670 |
| 1923 | 107 | — | — | #615 |
| 1922 | 132 | — | #3,930 | #573 |
| 1921 | 125 | — | #3,350 | #595 |
| 1920 | 130 | — | — | #536 |
| 1919 | 120 | — | #3,726 | #566 |
| 1918 | 114 | — | #3,185 | #602 |
| 1917 | 117 | — | #2,832 | #576 |
| 1916 | 112 | — | #2,985 | #569 |
| 1915 | 106 | — | #2,856 | #582 |
| 1914 | 68 | — | #3,510 | #643 |
| 1913 | 64 | — | #1,993 | #608 |
| 1912 | 51 | — | #3,325 | #605 |
| 1911 | 24 | — | #2,402 | #786 |
| 1910 | 25 | — | #2,699 | #670 |
| 1909 | 21 | — | — | #585 |
| 1908 | 20 | — | — | #576 |
| 1907 | 21 | — | #1,777 | #728 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | — | #743 |
| 1905 | 22 | — | #2,163 | #585 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #556 |
| 1903 | 21 | — | — | #466 |
| 1902 | 16 | — | — | #549 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | #2,157 | #1,028 |
| 1899 | 23 | — | #1,547 | #473 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #1,901 | #868 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #772 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #665 |
| 1895 | 11 | — | — | #666 |
| 1894 | 11 | — | — | #661 |
| 1893 | 14 | — | — | #529 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #738 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #658 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #896 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #575 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #913 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #693 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #782 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #638 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #886 |