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
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- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wisconsin#143 · 1 in 1,334
- New Jersey#163 · 1 in 1,892
- Minnesota#179 · 1 in 1,513
- New York#206 · 1 in 2,677
- Ohio#243 · 1 in 3,126
Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #143 | 18 | 1 in 1,334 |
| New Jersey | #163 | 13 | 1 in 1,892 |
| Minnesota | #179 | 14 | 1 in 1,513 |
| New York | #206 | 32 | 1 in 2,677 |
| Ohio | #243 | 16 | 1 in 3,126 |
| Michigan | #250 | 13 | 1 in 3,215 |
| Illinois | #255 | 17 | 1 in 3,180 |
| Indiana | #272 | 7 | 1 in 3,627 |
| Pennsylvania | #273 | 17 | 1 in 4,330 |
| Missouri | #278 | 8 | 1 in 3,322 |
| Kentucky | #289 | 9 | 1 in 2,857 |
| Oklahoma | #300 | 7 | 1 in 2,861 |
| South Carolina | #338 | 5 | 1 in 3,842 |
| Louisiana | #346 | 7 | 1 in 2,882 |
| Georgia | #384 | 6 | 1 in 4,850 |
| Texas | #406 | 16 | 1 in 3,550 |
| Alabama | #456 | 5 | 1 in 5,536 |
| California | #464 | 6 | 1 in 7,191 |
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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
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #63 (271 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 82 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 19 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1880–1898
- Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 358
- 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
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 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 1937
boys
#329
274 births · 1 in 3,893 boys
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 3,893 of them was named Otto, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.