Is Otoniel a boy or girl name?

Otoniel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,075 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Otoniel

Recorded 1958–2025 · United States

Otoniel was most popular in 1995, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,908 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,075 people named Otoniel.

Otoniel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Otoniel’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Otoniel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Otoniel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,075 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Otoniel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org