Otto
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning wealthy or prosperous.
How Otto has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #544 |
| 2016 | #526 |
| 2017 | #477 |
| 2018 | #431 |
| 2019 | #428 |
| 2020 | #387 |
| 2021 | #334 |
| 2022 | #309 |
| 2023 | #281 |
| 2024 | #274 |
| 2025 | #277 |
Otto by the numbers
In 2025, 444 babies in England and Wales were named Otto. In the US, 612 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 803 babies in 1917, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 440 American boys born that year was called Otto.
Names that come from Otto
Forms of Otto in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Otto. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Othowealthy; prosperous
Other names that mean wealth
Like Otto, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Edwardwealthy guardian1,385 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaspertreasurer; keeper of treasure802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
- Chancefortune, luck; occupational name1,359 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Otto
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