Ottis comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Germanic name meaning "wealthy ruler"..
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How popular is Ottis?
1920peak year
Today, Ottis is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8292), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1920, 130 babies were given the name (ranked #536 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Ottis has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 4,632 babies have been registered as Ottis since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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