Otto

Meaning and origin of Otto

Popularity of Otto in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1903.
• Over recent years, Otto has been rising fast (+15.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Otto every 128 schools.

Otto in English-speaking countries

Otto ranks 118^th in England and Wales, 126^th in New Zealand and 243^rd in Scotland, against 1,458^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  126^th boys’ name110 babies in 3 years1 boy in 448+17.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  118^th boys’ name1,358 babies in 3 years1 boy in 609+17.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  268^th boys’ name44 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,012

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  243^rd boys’ name50 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,199

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  277^th boys’ name3,678 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,398+11.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  519^th boys’ name66 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,575+15.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  439^th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,123

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  416^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,638

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Names similar to Otto

• Otis
• Omer
• Rudy
• Alyx
• Gautier
• Wandrille
• Richard
• Robert
• Erik
• Derek
• Gary
• Archie

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin