Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Otto

#576 most common boys' name of all time · #1,266 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#576
Rank overall
#1,266 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
40,015
Since 2016
9,130
Peak year
2024 #274
Best rank
#63 1880
Girls Boys peak 1,244/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Otto is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,241 1,241 #277
2024 1,244 1,244 #274
2023 1,193 1,193 #282
2022 1,082 1,082 #311
2021 975 975 #334
2020 792 792 #389
2019 719 719 #429
2018 707 707 #431
2017 617 617 #478
2016 560 560 #526
2015 526 526 #544
2014 417 417 #629
2013 343 343 #696
2012 288 288 #787
2011 213 213 #935
2010 180 180 #1,068
2009 172 172 #1,078
2008 136 136 #1,276
2007 145 145 #1,215
2006 134 134 #1,250
2005 127 127 #1,245
2004 115 115 #1,292
2003 97 97 #1,381
2002 91 91 #1,424
2001 90 90 #1,390
2000 61 61 #1,782
1999 65 65 #1,642
1998 73 73 #1,502
1997 51 51 #1,836
1996 70 70 #1,454
1995 50 50 #1,758
1994 62 62 #1,516
1993 63 63 #1,472
1992 52 52 #1,660
1991 51 51 #1,632
1990 73 73 #1,294
1989 61 61 #1,398
1988 67 67 #1,249
1987 53 53 #1,379
1986 60 60 #1,243
1985 62 62 #1,191
1984 45 45 #1,425
1983 56 56 #1,222
1982 60 60 #1,193
1981 57 57 #1,207
1980 53 53 #1,272
1979 66 66 #1,100
1978 60 60 #1,135
1977 61 61 #1,113
1976 63 63 #1,050
1975 65 65 #1,020
1974 72 72 #962
1973 54 54 #1,109
1972 85 85 #873
1971 94 94 #838
1970 92 92 #839
1969 81 81 #851
1968 86 86 #799
1967 110 110 #705
1966 111 111 #703
1965 88 88 #789
1964 120 120 #707
1963 126 126 #691
1962 122 122 #694
1961 140 140 #661
1960 141 141 #657
1959 150 150 #633
1958 147 147 #633
1957 152 152 #623
1956 161 161 #600
1955 137 137 #635
1954 151 151 #600
1953 169 169 #544
1952 150 150 #570
1951 147 147 #564
1950 150 150 #551
1949 172 172 #509
1948 173 173 #502
1947 177 177 #504
1946 181 181 #478
1945 175 175 #449
1944 174 174 #460
1943 195 195 #453
1942 229 229 #401
1941 215 215 #395
1940 227 227 #379
1939 225 225 #379
1938 271 271 #336
1937 274 274 #329
1936 277 277 #323
1935 289 289 #318
1934 318 318 #304
1933 322 322 #294
1932 356 356 #288
1931 365 365 #289
1930 438 438 #268
1929 10 458 468 #262
1928 469 469 #262
1927 7 506 513 #253
1926 488 488 #254
1925 7 540 547 #243
1924 606 606 #221
1923 8 573 581 #232
1922 628 628 #206
1921 5 640 645 #210
1920 6 634 640 #206
1919 6 596 602 #208
1918 5 728 733 #181
1917 11 803 814 #157
1916 6 719 725 #170
1915 6 773 779 #153
1914 7 598 605 #155
1913 509 509 #146
1912 398 398 #150
1911 228 228 #150
1910 200 200 #154
1909 180 180 #144
1908 177 177 #139
1907 170 170 #139
1906 173 173 #124
1905 172 172 #124
1904 161 161 #132
1903 166 166 #120
1902 192 192 #101
1901 156 156 #111
1900 199 199 #115
1899 174 174 #102
1898 259 259 #80
1897 234 234 #79
1896 6 250 256 #80
1895 283 283 #69
1894 270 270 #74
1893 257 257 #73
1892 5 275 280 #74
1891 5 274 279 #66
1890 267 267 #68
1889 309 309 #65
1888 312 312 #66
1887 253 253 #67
1886 270 270 #68
1885 263 263 #69
1884 288 288 #65
1883 240 240 #66
1882 252 252 #69
1881 221 221 #69
1880 271 271 #63