Otto

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form of Germanic names beginning in aud-, an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded from the 7th century.

From Wikipedia

Otto first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 1,239 babies (rank #274 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,239 boys (rank #274). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Otto

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Otto yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

38,769

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,239

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Otto

Otto von Bismarcklord of the manor · b. 1815
Otto Hahnautobiographer · b. 1879
Otto I the Greatruler · b. 912
Otto Sternuniversity teacher · b. 1888
Otto Wallachuniversity teacher · b. 1847

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	271	#63
1881	221	#69
1882	252	#69
1883	240	#66
1884	288	#65
1885	263	#69
1886	270	#68
1887	253	#67
1888	312	#66
1889	309	#65
1890	267	#68
1891	274	#66
1892	275	#74
1893	257	#73
1894	270	#74
1895	283	#69
1896	250	#80
1897	234	#80
1898	259	#80
1899	174	#102
1900	199	#115
1901	156	#111
1902	192	#101
1903	166	#120
1904	161	#132
1905	172	#125
1906	173	#124
1907	170	#140
1908	177	#139
1909	180	#144
1910	200	#155
1911	228	#150
1912	398	#150
1913	509	#146
1914	598	#155
1915	773	#153
1916	719	#170
1917	803	#157
1918	728	#181
1919	596	#208
1920	634	#206
1921	640	#210
1922	628	#208
1923	573	#232
1924	606	#222
1925	540	#243
1926	488	#254
1927	506	#253
1928	469	#262
1929	458	#262
1930	438	#268
1931	365	#289
1932	356	#289
1933	322	#294
1934	318	#304
1935	289	#319
1936	277	#324
1937	274	#329
1938	271	#336
1939	225	#379
1940	227	#382
1941	215	#395
1942	229	#402
1943	195	#453
1944	174	#463
1945	175	#449
1946	181	#478
1947	177	#508
1948	173	#502
1949	172	#509
1950	150	#551
1951	147	#565
1952	150	#573
1953	169	#545
1954	151	#603
1955	137	#637
1956	161	#601
1957	152	#623
1958	147	#635
1959	149	#636
1960	141	#660
1961	140	#662
1962	122	#697
1963	126	#691
1964	120	#707
1965	88	#795
1966	111	#704
1967	110	#708
1968	86	#804
1969	81	#855
1970	92	#843
1971	94	#842
1972	85	#876
1973	54	#1,120
1974	72	#967
1975	65	#1,026
1976	63	#1,055
1977	61	#1,117
1978	60	#1,144
1979	66	#1,106
1980	53	#1,284
1981	57	#1,220
1982	61	#1,188
1983	56	#1,233
1984	45	#1,438
1985	62	#1,205
1986	60	#1,252
1987	53	#1,396
1988	67	#1,258
1989	61	#1,406
1990	73	#1,302
1991	51	#1,645
1992	52	#1,673
1993	63	#1,489
1994	62	#1,527
1995	50	#1,773
1996	70	#1,460
1997	51	#1,851
1998	73	#1,510
1999	65	#1,650
2000	61	#1,796
2001	90	#1,396
2002	91	#1,431
2003	97	#1,388
2004	115	#1,303
2005	127	#1,252
2006	134	#1,252
2007	145	#1,220
2008	136	#1,281
2009	172	#1,083
2010	180	#1,078
2011	213	#936
2012	288	#789
2013	343	#696
2014	417	#630
2015	526	#544
2016	560	#526
2017	617	#478
2018	707	#431
2019	719	#429
2020	792	#389
2021	975	#335
2022	1,082	#311
2023	1,193	#282
2024	1,239	#274