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Othniel
OriginHebrew
Meaning"lion of god, or strength of god"
US Rank#2746
2025 SSA
About Othniel
Othniel is mentioned in the Bible and Tanakh (in the Book of Judges) where he is the first of the biblical judges mentioned. Othniel was related to Caleb, which might make these two names a nice biblically themed sib-set.
Pronounced AHTH-nee-ul.
As of October 2026, Othniel ranked #2746 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2184 in 2018.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,074 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | #3,566 | 31 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #3,958 | 27 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | #2,785 | 44 | 23.8 |
| 2018 | #2,184 | 64 | 35.2 |
| 2019 | #2,412 | 56 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | #3,061 | 38 | 22 |
| 2021 | #2,957 | 42 | 24 |
| 2022 | #3,513 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | #3,325 | 36 | 21 |
| 2024 | #3,746 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | #2,746 | 47 | 27.5 |
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