Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Otto
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
1,244
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Otto
How many people are named Otto?
An estimated 16,609 living Americans are named Otto.
How rare is Otto?
Otto is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,241 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Otto?
The median age of a living American named Otto is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 31 years old.
Is Otto still popular?
Yes — Otto is currently rising in popularity, with 1,241 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Otto most common?
Otto has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 5.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
0.2%
2025
1,241
All-time
39,915
Where it lives now
Otto is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 5.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Otto is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.