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Otto

Boy

Meaning of Otto: German: 'wealth'

Otto is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 284th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 113th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#284

1,241 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#113

469 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

40,015

First recorded 1880 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 57 babies1982: 60 babies1983: 56 babies1984: 45 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 60 babies1987: 53 babies1988: 67 babies1989: 61 babies1990: 73 babies19901991: 51 babies1992: 52 babies1993: 63 babies1994: 62 babies1995: 50 babies1996: 70 babies1997: 51 babies1998: 73 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 61 babies20002001: 90 babies2002: 91 babies2003: 97 babies2004: 115 babies2005: 127 babies2006: 134 babies2007: 145 babies2008: 136 babies2009: 172 babies2010: 180 babies20102011: 213 babies2012: 288 babies2013: 343 babies2014: 417 babies2015: 526 babies2016: 560 babies2017: 617 babies2018: 707 babies2019: 719 babies2020: 792 babies20202021: 975 babies2022: 1,082 babies2023: 1,193 babies2024: 1,244 babies2025: 1,241 babies
US babies named Otto per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,244.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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