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Otto

“Riches, or great wealth” — Germanic origin

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

Otto has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #63 (1880) · 39,915 babies named Otto all-time · 1 in 1,400 boys born in 2025.

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 9,754 notable people named Otto:

Military figures appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Otto Liman von Sanders, German general (1855–1929).

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