Names / Boy names
Othniel
Current rank
#2,746
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,186
in 2018
First recorded
1924
in U.S. data
Children named
715
since 1924
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,186 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Othniel makes its debut in American naming records in 1924, where it reads as a boys' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 715 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.