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Otto

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Wealthy
German
Wealthy; a modern form of Odo used in numerous countries
Swedish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Otto

Pronunciation

o(t)-to

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #277, 1,241 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1917 (rank #2693, 11 births); most recent 1929 (rank #2923, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,241–
20241,239–
20231,193–
20221,082–
2021975–
2020792–
2019719–
2018707–
2017617–
2016560–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #113, 469 births); most recent 2025 (rank #117, 444 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025444
2024469
2023445
2022334
2021326
2020241
2019212
2018219
2017203
2016177

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1910 (rank #211, 56 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1895, 14 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202314
202212
202123
202010
201913
20186
20175
201611
20158
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #390, 9 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20259
20247
20237
20227
20219
2020–
2019–
20186
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #208, 20 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202520
202412
202318
202211
20214
20208
20197
20188
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #339, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
20204
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #230, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #291, 11 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202311
202218
202115
202011
20198
20187
201710
20166
20157
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence