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Otis

Otis ranks #86 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 20 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #47 among boy dog names.
Otis's popularity trend

Otis's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2013.

0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
20
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#86
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−359
2014 → 2019
Gender split
98% male
2% female98% male

Gender split comes from 42 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Otis mean?
/ˈoʊtɪs/2 syllablesOrigin: Germanic languages

Otis started out as an English surname meaning “son of Otto,” with Otto itself a Germanic name tied to roots meaning “wealth” or “prosperity.” It moved into use as a first name over the past couple of centuries.

Otis has a warm, vintage charm, a little dapper, a little offbeat. It suits a pet with an old soul and a distinctive personality that doesn't follow trends.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Otis shows up

Cats named Otis per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.11%
TorontoON, CA0.03%

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