“prosperous in battle”
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A given name in English, French and 4 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Ottilia is a feminine given name documented in English, French, German and 3 other languages.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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8 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 13 girls (rank 7885). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Ottilia
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 | 836 | observed |
| 1881 | 5 | 830 | observed |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | 6 | 817 | observed |
| 1884 | 9 | 731 | observed |
| 1885 | 11 | 658 | observed |
| 1886 | 11 | 693 | observed |
| 1887 | 8 | 860 | observed |
| 1888 | 8 | 959 | observed |
| 1889 | 11 | 802 | observed |
| 1890 | 11 | 825 | observed |
| 1891 | 22 | 559 | observed |
| 1892 | 13 | 830 | observed |
| 1893 | 13 | 826 | observed |
| 1894 | 14 | 812 | observed |
| 1895 | 16 | 788 | observed |
| 1896 | 12 | 950 | observed |
| 1897 | 13 | 895 | observed |
| 1898 | 16 | 840 | observed |
| 1899 | 12 | 935 | observed |
| 1900 | 8 | 1,431 | observed |
| 1901 | 10 | 1,067 | observed |
| 1902 | 10 | 1,133 | observed |
| 1903 | 9 | 1,204 | observed |
| 1904 | 11 | 1,092 | observed |
| 1905 | 7 | 1,538 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | 8 | 1,512 | observed |
| 1908 | 10 | 1,357 | observed |
| 1909 | 8 | 1,607 | observed |
| 1910 | 10 | 1,521 | observed |
| 1911 | 5 | 2,463 | observed |
| 1912 | 13 | 1,540 | observed |
| 1913 | 11 | 1,883 | observed |
| 1914 | 12 | 2,009 | observed |
| 1915 | 11 | 2,526 | observed |
| 1916 | 14 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1917 | 13 | 2,428 | observed |
| 1918 | 15 | 2,289 | observed |
| 1919 | 19 | 1,921 | observed |
| 1920 | 8 | 3,598 | observed |
| 1921 | 10 | 3,164 | observed |
| 1922 | 13 | 2,612 | observed |
| 1923 | 6 | 4,376 | observed |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,393 | observed |
| 1925 | 8 | 3,664 | observed |
| 1926 | 5 | 4,851 | observed |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | 6 | 4,195 | observed |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | observed |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,550 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 5 | 4,181 | observed |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 6 | 14,558 | observed |
| 2015 | 6 | 14,482 | observed |
| 2016 | 8 | 11,781 | observed |
| 2017 | 6 | 14,124 | observed |
| 2018 | 6 | 13,793 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,142 | observed |
| 2021 | 6 | 13,464 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,231 | observed |
| 2023 | 15 | 7,247 | observed |
| 2024 | 12 | 8,443 | observed |
| 2025 | 13 | 7,885 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Ottilia” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Ottilia— “happy battle maid”
Ottilia, _f._ _Lat._ Teu. happy battle maid, 376
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Swedish artist and writer (1855-1936)
Swedish writer (1858–1940)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Christian abbess and saint
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
