Otto is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Otto is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #277 for boy births in the United States (and #532 across all names), given to 1,241 babies. Otto first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (1,244 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,241 | 1,241 | — | #277 |
| 2024 | 1,244 | 1,244 | — | #274 |
| 2023 | 1,193 | 1,193 | — | #282 |
| 2022 | 1,082 | 1,082 | — | #311 |
| 2021 | 975 | 975 | — | #335 |
| 2020 | 792 | 792 | — | #389 |
| 2019 | 719 | 719 | — | #429 |
| 2018 | 707 | 707 | — | #431 |
| 2017 | 617 | 617 | — | #478 |
| 2016 | 560 | 560 | — | #526 |
| 2015 | 526 | 526 | — | #544 |
| 2014 | 417 | 417 | — | #630 |
| 2013 | 343 | 343 | — | #697 |
| 2012 | 288 | 288 | — | #789 |
| 2011 | 213 | 213 | — | #936 |
| 2010 | 180 | 180 | — | #1,079 |
| 2009 | 172 | 172 | — | #1,083 |
| 2008 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,282 |
| 2007 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,220 |
| 2006 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,253 |
| 2005 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,252 |
| 2004 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,303 |
| 2003 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,388 |
| 2002 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,431 |
| 2001 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,396 |
| 2000 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,796 |
| 1999 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,650 |
| 1998 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,510 |
| 1997 | 51 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1996 | 70 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1995 | 50 | — | — | #1,773 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | — | #1,526 |
| 1993 | 63 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1992 | 52 | — | — | #1,673 |
| 1991 | 51 | — | — | #1,645 |
| 1990 | 73 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1989 | 61 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1988 | 67 | — | — | #1,258 |
| 1987 | 53 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1986 | 60 | — | — | #1,252 |
| 1985 | 62 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1984 | 45 | — | — | #1,438 |
| 1983 | 56 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1982 | 60 | — | — | #1,207 |
| 1981 | 57 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1980 | 53 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1979 | 66 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1978 | 60 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1977 | 61 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1976 | 63 | — | — | #1,055 |
| 1975 | 65 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1974 | 72 | — | — | #967 |
| 1973 | 54 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1972 | 85 | — | — | #875 |
| 1971 | 94 | — | — | #843 |
| 1970 | 92 | — | — | #843 |
| 1969 | 81 | — | — | #855 |
| 1968 | 86 | — | — | #804 |
| 1967 | 110 | — | — | #709 |
| 1966 | 111 | — | — | #704 |
| 1965 | 88 | — | — | #795 |
| 1964 | 120 | — | — | #707 |
| 1963 | 126 | — | — | #691 |
| 1962 | 122 | — | — | #696 |
| 1961 | 140 | — | — | #662 |
| 1960 | 141 | — | — | #661 |
| 1959 | 150 | — | — | #633 |
| 1958 | 147 | — | — | #635 |
| 1957 | 152 | — | — | #623 |
| 1956 | 161 | — | — | #601 |
| 1955 | 137 | — | — | #636 |
| 1954 | 151 | — | — | #603 |
| 1953 | 169 | — | — | #545 |
| 1952 | 150 | — | — | #573 |
| 1951 | 147 | — | — | #565 |
| 1950 | 150 | — | — | #552 |
| 1949 | 172 | — | — | #509 |
| 1948 | 173 | — | — | #502 |
| 1947 | 177 | — | — | #508 |
| 1946 | 181 | — | — | #478 |
| 1945 | 175 | — | — | #449 |
| 1944 | 174 | — | — | #463 |
| 1943 | 195 | — | — | #453 |
| 1942 | 229 | — | — | #402 |
| 1941 | 215 | — | — | #395 |
| 1940 | 227 | — | — | #382 |
| 1939 | 225 | — | — | #379 |
| 1938 | 271 | — | — | #336 |
| 1937 | 274 | — | — | #329 |
| 1936 | 277 | — | — | #324 |
| 1935 | 289 | — | — | #319 |
| 1934 | 318 | — | — | #304 |
| 1933 | 322 | — | — | #294 |
| 1932 | 356 | — | — | #289 |
| 1931 | 365 | — | — | #289 |
| 1930 | 438 | — | — | #268 |
| 1929 | 468 | — | #3,088 | #262 |
| 1928 | 469 | — | — | #262 |
| 1927 | 513 | — | #4,180 | #253 |
| 1926 | 488 | — | — | #254 |
| 1925 | 547 | — | #4,338 | #243 |
| 1924 | 606 | — | — | #222 |
| 1923 | 581 | — | #3,889 | #232 |
| 1922 | 628 | — | — | #208 |
| 1921 | 645 | — | #5,691 | #210 |
| 1920 | 640 | — | #4,843 | #206 |
| 1919 | 602 | — | #4,679 | #208 |
| 1918 | 733 | — | #5,408 | #181 |
| 1917 | 814 | — | #2,833 | #157 |
| 1916 | 725 | — | #4,287 | #170 |
| 1915 | 779 | — | #4,148 | #153 |
| 1914 | 605 | — | #3,106 | #155 |
| 1913 | 509 | — | — | #146 |
| 1912 | 398 | — | — | #150 |
| 1911 | 228 | — | — | #150 |
| 1910 | 200 | — | — | #155 |
| 1909 | 180 | — | — | #144 |
| 1908 | 177 | — | — | #139 |
| 1907 | 170 | — | — | #140 |
| 1906 | 173 | — | — | #124 |
| 1905 | 172 | — | — | #125 |
| 1904 | 161 | — | — | #132 |
| 1903 | 166 | — | — | #120 |
| 1902 | 192 | — | — | #101 |
| 1901 | 156 | — | — | #111 |
| 1900 | 199 | — | — | #115 |
| 1899 | 174 | — | — | #102 |
| 1898 | 259 | — | — | #80 |
| 1897 | 234 | — | — | #80 |
| 1896 | 256 | — | #1,540 | #80 |
| 1895 | 283 | — | — | #69 |
| 1894 | 270 | — | — | #74 |
| 1893 | 257 | — | — | #73 |
| 1892 | 280 | — | #1,613 | #74 |
| 1891 | 279 | — | #1,492 | #66 |
| 1890 | 267 | — | — | #68 |
| 1889 | 309 | — | — | #65 |
| 1888 | 312 | — | — | #66 |
| 1887 | 253 | — | — | #67 |
| 1886 | 270 | — | — | #68 |
| 1885 | 263 | — | — | #69 |
| 1884 | 288 | — | — | #65 |
| 1883 | 240 | — | — | #66 |
| 1882 | 252 | — | — | #69 |
| 1881 | 221 | — | — | #69 |
| 1880 | 271 | — | — | #63 |