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Otto
Say it: OT-oh
Meaning
Germanic, from od/aud 'wealth, prosperity'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
An Ottonian imperial name popular again in recent years in Germany and Scandinavia.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 34,267 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 408 boys
- 787 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Odo
| English | Otto |
|---|---|
| Italian | Ottone |
| French | Othon |
| Polish | Otton |
Famous bearers
- Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor
- Otto von Bismarck, German chancellor
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.