Otto Boy
How popular is Otto?
#277 boy name in 2025
1,241 baby boys were named Otto in the US in 2025, making it the 277th most popular boy name.
17,460living people named Otto (est.)
10median age of people named Otto
40,015babies named Otto since 1880
1 in 2,672US babies born in 2025
Otto popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #277 for boys (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,241 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+136% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #544 in 2015, #389 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (1,244 boys) |
| Highest rank | #63 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Otto is most popular
Babies named Otto per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- North Dakota: 4.0 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- Minnesota: 2.9 per 1,000 (361 boys)
- South Dakota: 2.8 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Montana: 2.5 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Wisconsin: 2.2 per 1,000 (266 boys)
Otto by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,679 | #63 |
| 1890s | 2,543 | #65 |
| 1900s | 1,746 | #101 |
| 1910s | 5,552 | #146 |
| 1920s | 5,542 | #206 |
| 1930s | 3,135 | #268 |
| 1940s | 1,918 | #379 |
| 1950s | 1,514 | #543 |
| 1960s | 1,125 | #656 |
| 1970s | 712 | #838 |
| 1980s | 574 | #1,189 |
| 1990s | 610 | #1,289 |
| 2000s | 1,168 | #1,078 |
| 2010s | 4,570 | #429 |
| 2020s | 6,527 | #274 |
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Questions
- Is Otto a boy or girl name?
- Otto is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Otto were boys.
- How popular is the name Otto?
- 1,241 baby boys were named Otto in the US in 2025, making it the 277th most popular boy name.
- When was Otto most popular?
- Otto peaked in 2024, when 1,244 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #63 in 1880.
- How many people are named Otto?
- 40,015 babies have been named Otto in the US since 1880. We estimate about 17,460 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Otto most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Otto was most common in North Dakota, at 4.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.