Otto

Given to 40,015 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +72% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#277
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,241
boys 1,241
Peak year
1889
309 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
40,015
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Otto was most popular in 1889, when 309 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,241 babies were named Otto, ranking #277 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 72%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1889 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Otto was most popular in 1889, when 309 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,241 babies were named Otto, ranking #277 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 72%.012341880192019602000Peak 1889

Otto was most popular in 1889, when 309 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,241 babies were named Otto, ranking #277 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 72%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,241 277
2024 <5 — 1,244 274
2023 <5 — 1,193 282
2022 <5 — 1,082 311
2021 <5 — 975 334
2020 <5 — 792 389
2019 <5 — 719 429
2018 <5 — 707 431
2017 <5 — 617 478
2016 <5 — 560 526
2015 <5 — 526 544
2014 <5 — 417 629
2013 <5 — 343 696
2012 <5 — 288 786
2011 <5 — 213 935
2010 <5 — 180 1068
2009 <5 — 172 1078
2008 <5 — 136 1276
2007 <5 — 145 1215
2006 <5 — 134 1249
2005 <5 — 127 1245
2004 <5 — 115 1292
2003 <5 — 97 1381
2002 <5 — 91 1424
2001 <5 — 90 1390
2000 <5 — 61 1782
1999 <5 — 65 1642
1998 <5 — 73 1502
1997 <5 — 51 1836
1996 <5 — 70 1454
1995 <5 — 50 1758
1994 <5 — 62 1516
1993 <5 — 63 1472
1992 <5 — 52 1659
1991 <5 — 51 1632
1990 <5 — 73 1294
1989 <5 — 61 1398
1988 <5 — 67 1249
1987 <5 — 53 1379
1986 <5 — 60 1242
1985 <5 — 62 1190
1984 <5 — 45 1422
1983 <5 — 56 1222
1982 <5 — 60 1193
1981 <5 — 57 1207
1980 <5 — 53 1272
1979 <5 — 66 1100
1978 <5 — 60 1134
1977 <5 — 61 1113
1976 <5 — 63 1050
1975 <5 — 65 1019
1974 <5 — 72 961
1973 <5 — 54 1108
1972 <5 — 85 873
1971 <5 — 94 838
1970 <5 — 92 839
1969 <5 — 81 851
1968 <5 — 86 799
1967 <5 — 110 705
1966 <5 — 111 703
1965 <5 — 88 789
1964 <5 — 120 707
1963 <5 — 126 691
1962 <5 — 122 694
1961 <5 — 140 661
1960 <5 — 141 657
1959 <5 — 150 632
1958 <5 — 147 633
1957 <5 — 152 623
1956 <5 — 161 600
1955 <5 — 137 634
1954 <5 — 151 600
1953 <5 — 169 544
1952 <5 — 150 569
1951 <5 — 147 564
1950 <5 — 150 551
1949 <5 — 172 509
1948 <5 — 173 501
1947 <5 — 177 504
1946 <5 — 181 478
1945 <5 — 175 449
1944 <5 — 174 460
1943 <5 — 195 453
1942 <5 — 229 401
1941 <5 — 215 395
1940 <5 — 227 379
1939 <5 — 225 379
1938 <5 — 271 336
1937 <5 — 274 329
1936 <5 — 277 323
1935 <5 — 289 318
1934 <5 — 318 304
1933 <5 — 322 294
1932 <5 — 356 288
1931 <5 — 365 289
1930 <5 — 438 268
1929 10 2921 458 262
1928 <5 — 469 262
1927 7 3875 506 253
1926 <5 — 488 254
1925 7 4028 540 243
1924 <5 — 606 221
1923 8 3641 573 231
1922 <5 — 628 206
1921 5 5099 640 210
1920 6 4398 634 206
1919 6 4251 596 208
1918 5 4809 728 181
1917 11 2693 803 157
1916 6 3919 719 170
1915 6 3795 773 153
1914 7 2876 598 154
1913 <5 — 509 146
1912 <5 — 398 150
1911 <5 — 228 150
1910 <5 — 200 154
1909 <5 — 180 144
1908 <5 — 177 139
1907 <5 — 170 139
1906 <5 — 173 124
1905 <5 — 172 124
1904 <5 — 161 132
1903 <5 — 166 120
1902 <5 — 192 101
1901 <5 — 156 111
1900 <5 — 199 115
1899 <5 — 174 101
1898 <5 — 259 80
1897 <5 — 234 78
1896 6 1416 250 80
1895 <5 — 283 69
1894 <5 — 270 74
1893 <5 — 257 73
1892 5 1450 275 74
1891 5 1332 274 65
1890 <5 — 267 68
1889 <5 — 309 65
1888 <5 — 312 66
1887 <5 — 253 67
1886 <5 — 270 68
1885 <5 — 263 69
1884 <5 — 288 65
1883 <5 — 240 66
1882 <5 — 252 69
1881 <5 — 221 69
1880 <5 — 271 63

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Where Otto is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years