Otniel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oht-nee-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Otniel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Otniel mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew and Spanish form of Othniel
A form of Othniel, Caleb's nephew and the first of the judges of Israel in the Bible.
Is Otniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Otniel is a boys' name.
How popular is Otniel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Otniel in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Otniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
Names like Otniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliel, Adriel, Oziel, Azriel, Ezekiel, Jaziel, Uriel, Osiel, Aziel, Samuel, Axel, Josiah
Names related to Otniel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Otniel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/otniel, updated 20 October 2026.