Names / Boy names
Otto
Current rank
#277
and rising
All-time peak
#63
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
40,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #63 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Wealth, fortune. It first appears in American naming data in 1880. As of the latest data it stands at #277, still gaining ground. Its strongest year was 1880, at #63 nationally. Across all years, more than 40,000 children have been named this.