The village was first mentioned in 1256 as Oterleke, and is a combination of "outwards" and "natural stream". Oterleek developed on the old land outside of the
dike of
Heerhugowaard which was
poldered between 1629 and 1631. Oterleek was home to 230 people in 1840. In 2015, it became part of the municipality of
Alkmaar. ==People from Oterleek==