Ottis is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ottis in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Ottis
Ottis has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1758. The name has climbed 2090 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 1996.
Ottis is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ottis
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Ottis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ottis in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ottis is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2090 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ottis is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ottis include: Ottis Gibson — Ottis Delroy Gibson is a cricket coach and former cricketer from Barbados, who played for the West Indies.; Kadri Ottis — Kadri Ottis is an Estonian historian and politician.; Rain Ottis — Rain Ottis is an Estonian cybersecurity researcher and educator at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)..
Ottis does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ottiss in the wild.
14
UK babies named Ottis (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2090 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ottis
Likely around 1 other Ottis in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ottis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ottis Delroy Gibson is a cricket coach and former cricketer from Barbados, who played for the West Indies. From 2010 to 2014, Gibson was the head coach for the West Indies, where he led the team to be champions of the 2012 T20 World Cup.
Rain Ottis is an Estonian cybersecurity researcher and educator at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). He was listed as a technical expert for the first edition of the Tallinn Manual on international law and cyber warfare, prepared under the invitation of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).