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Otha

Otha: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wealth, fortune”
Origin
English
Say it
OH-thuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (82% of all uses)

Otha is usually treated as an English given name derived from names beginning with Oth-, from Germanic elements related to wealth or possessions. It has also been used as a transferred surname in some cases.

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How popular is Otha?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Otha in 20240

Peak year1907

Total US babies since 18807,789

Otha was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Otha

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Otha questions

What does the name Otha mean?

Otha means "wealth, fortune". It comes from English. Otha is usually treated as an English given name derived from names beginning with Oth-, from Germanic elements related to wealth or possessions. It has also been used as a transferred surname in some cases.

Is Otha a boy or girl name?

Otha is mainly a boy's name in US records (82% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Otha?

Otha was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1907.

How do you pronounce Otha?

Otha is usually pronounced OH-thuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.