Otto

“Riches, or great wealth” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #277 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Otto was #63 in 1880, slipped to #1852 by 1997, and has climbed back to #277 today. About 40,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. In North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota it runs 3–5× its national rate and ranks #90 in North Dakota.

Around the world: #10 in Denmark (2025) · #10 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ottos

Otto von Bismarck — German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
Otto Hahn — German chemist and physicist (1879-1968)
Otto I the Great — Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973
Otto Stern — German-American physicist (1888–1969)
Otto Wallach — German chemist (1847–1931)

In stories & tradition

Otto (Doctor Octopus) — The Amazing Spider-Man · Spider-Man
Otto Mann — The Simpsons
Max Otto von Stierlitz — Seventeen Moments of Spring

What Ottos become

Among 9,918 notable people named Otto:

Military figures appear 2.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Otto Liman von Sanders, German general (1855–1929).

Similar names: Otis · Hugo · Vito · Simon · Ollie · Rocco

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