Bogdan vs Otto
Bogdan and Ottocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bogdan was ranked #1951 and Otto #113 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Bogdan was ranked #491 and Otto #115 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Bogdan was ranked #402 and Otto #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bogdan and Otto over time
Bogdan and Otto appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Otto held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bogdan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bogdan and Otto changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2025, ending at #491 and #115.
- Longest-running competitions
Bogdan and Otto were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #491 and #115.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1955–2025
Bogdan held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Otto in 31.
Highest recorded here: Bogdan #212 in 1965, Otto #112 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bogdan #491, Otto #115.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2007–2024
Bogdan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Otto in 18.
Highest recorded here: Bogdan #812 in 2020, Otto #113 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bogdan #1951, Otto #113.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bogdan | Otto |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | Norway · Boys #115 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bogdan and Otto both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Bogdan
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #278 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #491 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Otto
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #91 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #115 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys