Otto is a boy's name of German origin meaning “wealth, prosperity.” In 2024 it was given to 1,239 boys in the United States.
Otto belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “wealth, prosperity” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Odo.
In the United States, Otto first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #63 in 1880, and in 2024 1,239 babies received the name — 38,669 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Otto means “wealth, prosperity” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Otto is a boy name. In 2024, 1,239 babies received the name in the US.
Otto comes from the German tradition. It is also spelled Odo.
Otto first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #63 in 1880, and 1,239 babies were given the name in 2024.
Otto is pronounced /ˈɑtoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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