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Otis

“Variant of Otto — Riches, or great wealth” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #652 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Otis has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #94 (1899) · 61,082 babies named Otis all-time · 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #21 in Belgium (2025) · #22 in Netherlands (2025) · #71 in England & Wales (2025) · #85 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Otises

• Otis Redding — American singer and songwriter (1941–1967)
• Otis Davis — American sprinter (1932–2024)
• Otis Rush — American musician (1935–2018)
• Otis Harris — American athletics competitor
• Otis Spann — American Chicago blues pianist (1930–1970)

In stories & tradition

• Otis (Ratcatcher) — Detective Comics
• Otis — Superman · Superman II
• Otis Campbell — The Andy Griffith Show

What Otises become

Among 281 notable people named Otis:

Athletes appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Otis Davis, American sprinter (1932–2024).

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