Is Otto a boy or girl name?
Otto is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,239 boys were named Otto, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 38,769 US babies named Otto were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #274
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Otto since 1880
- 38,769
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,239 babies
Boys and girls named Otto, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,679 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,543 | 16 | 0.6% |
| 1900s | 1,746 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 5,552 | 41 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 5,542 | 43 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 3,135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,918 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 712 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 575 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 610 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,168 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,570 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5,281 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,239 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,193 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,082 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 975 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 792 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 719 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 707 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 617 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 560 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 526 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 417 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 343 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 288 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 213 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 172 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 136 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 145 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 134 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 127 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 115 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 90 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 65 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 73 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 51 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 70 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 61 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 53 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 60 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 61 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 63 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 72 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 85 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 94 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 92 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 81 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 86 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 110 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 111 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 88 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 120 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 126 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 122 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 140 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 141 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 149 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 147 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 152 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 161 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 137 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 151 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 169 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 150 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 147 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 150 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 172 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 173 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 177 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 181 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 175 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 174 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 195 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 229 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 215 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 227 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 225 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 271 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 274 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 277 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 289 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 318 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 322 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 356 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 365 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 438 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 458 | #262 | 10 | #3,088 |
| 1928 | 469 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 506 | #253 | 7 | #4,180 |
| 1926 | 488 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 540 | #243 | 7 | #4,337 |
| 1924 | 606 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 573 | #232 | 8 | #3,889 |
| 1922 | 628 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 640 | #210 | 5 | #5,691 |
| 1920 | 634 | #206 | 6 | #4,843 |
| 1919 | 596 | #208 | 6 | #4,679 |
| 1918 | 728 | #181 | 5 | #5,408 |
| 1917 | 803 | #157 | 11 | #2,833 |
| 1916 | 719 | #170 | 6 | #4,287 |
| 1915 | 773 | #153 | 6 | #4,148 |
| 1914 | 598 | #155 | 7 | #3,106 |
| 1913 | 509 | #146 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 398 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 228 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 200 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 180 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 177 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 170 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 173 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 172 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 161 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 166 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 192 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 156 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 199 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 174 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 259 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 234 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 250 | #80 | 6 | #1,540 |
| 1895 | 283 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 270 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 257 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 275 | #74 | 5 | #1,613 |
| 1891 | 274 | #66 | 5 | #1,492 |
| 1890 | 267 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 309 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 312 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 253 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 270 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 263 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 288 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 240 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 252 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 221 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 271 | #63 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Otto reached #63 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #1,492 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Otto
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.