Otto
Last seen for girls in 1929 at #2,921 · #277 for boys in 2025, 1,241 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 271 births
- Debut · boys
- 271 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 39,915since 1880
Otto over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #277 | 1,241 | |
| 2024 | — | #274 | 1,244 | |
| 2023 | — | #282 | 1,193 | |
| 2022 | — | #311 | 1,082 | |
| 2021 | — | #334 | 975 | |
| 2020 | — | #389 | 792 | |
| 2019 | — | #429 | 719 | |
| 2018 | — | #431 | 707 | |
| 2017 | — | #478 | 617 | |
| 2016 | — | #526 | 560 | |
| 2015 | — | #544 | 526 | |
| 2014 | — | #629 | 417 | |
| 2013 | — | #696 | 343 | |
| 2012 | — | #786 | 288 | |
| 2011 | — | #935 | 213 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,068 | 180 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,078 | 172 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,276 | 136 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,215 | 145 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,249 | 134 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,245 | 127 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,292 | 115 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,381 | 97 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,424 | 91 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,390 | 90 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,782 | 61 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,642 | 65 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,502 | 73 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,836 | 51 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,454 | 70 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,758 | 50 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,516 | 62 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,472 | 63 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,659 | 52 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,632 | 51 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,294 | 73 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,398 | 61 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,249 | 67 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,379 | 53 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,242 | 60 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,190 | 62 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,422 | 45 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,222 | 56 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,193 | 60 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,207 | 57 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,272 | 53 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,100 | 66 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,134 | 60 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,113 | 61 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,050 | 63 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,019 | 65 | |
| 1974 | — | #961 | 72 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,108 | 54 | |
| 1972 | — | #873 | 85 | |
| 1971 | — | #838 | 94 | |
| 1970 | — | #839 | 92 | |
| 1969 | — | #851 | 81 | |
| 1968 | — | #799 | 86 | |
| 1967 | — | #705 | 110 | |
| 1966 | — | #703 | 111 | |
| 1965 | — | #789 | 88 | |
| 1964 | — | #707 | 120 | |
| 1963 | — | #691 | 126 | |
| 1962 | — | #694 | 122 | |
| 1961 | — | #661 | 140 | |
| 1960 | — | #657 | 141 | |
| 1959 | — | #632 | 150 | |
| 1958 | — | #633 | 147 | |
| 1957 | — | #623 | 152 | |
| 1956 | — | #600 | 161 | |
| 1955 | — | #634 | 137 | |
| 1954 | — | #600 | 151 | |
| 1953 | — | #544 | 169 | |
| 1952 | — | #569 | 150 | |
| 1951 | — | #564 | 147 | |
| 1950 | — | #551 | 150 | |
| 1949 | — | #509 | 172 | |
| 1948 | — | #501 | 173 | |
| 1947 | — | #504 | 177 | |
| 1946 | — | #478 | 181 | |
| 1945 | — | #449 | 175 | |
| 1944 | — | #460 | 174 | |
| 1943 | — | #453 | 195 | |
| 1942 | — | #401 | 229 | |
| 1941 | — | #395 | 215 | |
| 1940 | — | #379 | 227 | |
| 1939 | — | #379 | 225 | |
| 1938 | — | #336 | 271 | |
| 1937 | — | #329 | 274 | |
| 1936 | — | #323 | 277 | |
| 1935 | — | #318 | 289 | |
| 1934 | — | #304 | 318 | |
| 1933 | — | #294 | 322 | |
| 1932 | — | #288 | 356 | |
| 1931 | — | #289 | 365 | |
| 1930 | — | #268 | 438 | |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #262 | 458 |
| 1928 | — | #262 | 469 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #253 | 506 |
| 1926 | — | #254 | 488 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #243 | 540 |
| 1924 | — | #221 | 606 | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #231 | 573 |
| 1922 | — | #206 | 628 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #210 | 640 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #206 | 634 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #208 | 596 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #181 | 728 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #157 | 803 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #170 | 719 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #153 | 773 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #154 | 598 |
| 1913 | — | #146 | 509 | |
| 1912 | — | #150 | 398 | |
| 1911 | — | #150 | 228 | |
| 1910 | — | #154 | 200 | |
| 1909 | — | #144 | 180 | |
| 1908 | — | #139 | 177 | |
| 1907 | — | #139 | 170 | |
| 1906 | — | #124 | 173 | |
| 1905 | — | #124 | 172 | |
| 1904 | — | #132 | 161 | |
| 1903 | — | #120 | 166 | |
| 1902 | — | #101 | 192 | |
| 1901 | — | #111 | 156 | |
| 1900 | — | #115 | 199 | |
| 1899 | — | #101 | 174 | |
| 1898 | — | #80 | 259 | |
| 1897 | — | #78 | 234 | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #80 | 250 |
| 1895 | — | #69 | 283 | |
| 1894 | — | #74 | 270 | |
| 1893 | — | #73 | 257 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #74 | 275 |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | #65 | 274 |
| 1890 | — | #68 | 267 | |
| 1889 | — | #65 | 309 | |
| 1888 | — | #66 | 312 | |
| 1887 | — | #67 | 253 | |
| 1886 | — | #68 | 270 | |
| 1885 | — | #69 | 263 | |
| 1884 | — | #65 | 288 | |
| 1883 | — | #66 | 240 | |
| 1882 | — | #69 | 252 | |
| 1881 | — | #69 | 221 | |
| 1880 | — | #63 | 271 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Otto was already there! It came in at #63, and was given to 271 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1975–1989, when fewer than 68 boys a year got the name.
Where Otto is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#69 · 1 in 261
- District of Columbia#82 · 1 in 449
- South Dakota#115 · 1 in 528
- Missouri#119 · 1 in 723
- Minnesota#122 · 1 in 702
Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #69 | 26 | 1 in 261 |
| District of Columbia | #82 | 6 | 1 in 449 |
| South Dakota | #115 | 11 | 1 in 528 |
| Missouri | #119 | 37 | 1 in 723 |
| Illinois | #122 | 73 | 1 in 748 |
| Minnesota | #122 | 29 | 1 in 702 |
| New Jersey | #123 | 29 | 1 in 947 |
| Kansas | #126 | 22 | 1 in 670 |
| Iowa | #128 | 29 | 1 in 697 |
| Oregon | #130 | 7 | 1 in 719 |
| Michigan | #131 | 41 | 1 in 799 |
| Wisconsin | #132 | 28 | 1 in 793 |
| Montana | #133 | 8 | 1 in 699 |
| Nebraska | #149 | 13 | 1 in 872 |
| Oklahoma | #158 | 23 | 1 in 854 |
| Arkansas | #164 | 19 | 1 in 853 |
| Connecticut | #165 | 8 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Indiana | #169 | 18 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Texas | #170 | 47 | 1 in 904 |
| Washington | #170 | 8 | 1 in 1,124 |
| New York | #174 | 55 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Ohio | #177 | 31 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Maryland | #199 | 5 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Tennessee | #222 | 13 | 1 in 1,684 |
| Pennsylvania | #225 | 29 | 1 in 2,979 |
| West Virginia | #240 | 8 | 1 in 1,753 |
| Kentucky | #249 | 13 | 1 in 1,774 |
| Massachusetts | #252 | 9 | 1 in 3,619 |
| California | #264 | 9 | 1 in 2,404 |
| Louisiana | #264 | 10 | 1 in 1,722 |
| North Carolina | #277 | 12 | 1 in 2,442 |
| Mississippi | #306 | 7 | 1 in 2,543 |
| Alabama | #322 | 8 | 1 in 2,868 |
| Virginia | #363 | 6 | 1 in 3,669 |
| South Carolina | #375 | 5 | 1 in 3,870 |
| Georgia | #456 | 6 | 1 in 4,873 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Otto
- 3 spots since 2024 (#274 → #277)
- 112 spots since 2020 (#389 → #277)
- 267 spots since 2015 (#544 → #277)
- Biggest jump: 149 spots in 2012 (#935 → #786)
- Biggest drop: 235 spots in 1973 (#873 → #1,108)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #63 (271 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 82 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1880–1898
- Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 358 boys born in 1889 were named Otto (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,376 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #63 in 1880, was only 1 in 408 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.4% of all boys named Otto (6,527) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #63 (1880) → #1,836 (1997) → #274 (2024)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,679 | #63 (1880) | #67 |
| 1890s | 2,543 | #65 (1891) | #76 |
| 1900s | 1,746 | #101 (1902) | #125 |
| 1910s | 5,552 | #146 (1913) | #162 |
| 1920s | 5,542 | #206 (1920) | #235 |
| 1930s | 3,135 | #268 (1930) | #313 |
| 1940s | 1,918 | #379 (1940) | #453 |
| 1950s | 1,514 | #544 (1953) | #595 |
| 1960s | 1,125 | #657 (1960) | #726 |
| 1970s | 712 | #838 (1971) | #1,004 |
| 1980s | 574 | #1,190 (1985) | #1,277 |
| 1990s | 610 | #1,294 (1990) | #1,577 |
| 2000s | 1,168 | #1,078 (2009) | #1,333 |
| 2010s | 4,570 | #429 (2019) | #652 |
| 2020s | 6,527 | #274 (2024) | #311 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Otto in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 231,526 of them was named Otto, which outranked 13.9% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 776 names at #4,809; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,392 of them was named Otto, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.