Otto vs Youssef
Otto and Youssefcompared 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, Otto was ranked #113 and Youssef #1162 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2022, Otto was ranked #158 and Youssef #507 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Otto was ranked #402 and Youssef #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Otto and Youssef over time
Otto and Youssef appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Otto held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Youssef in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Youssef reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Otto in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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
Otto and Youssef changed places 6 times in Norway · Boys between 1966 and 2022, ending at #158 and #507.
- Longest-running competitions
Otto and Youssef were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1966 to 2022, ending at #158 and #507.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1966–2022
Otto held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Youssef in 4.
Highest recorded here: Otto #158 in 2022, Youssef #297 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Otto #158, Youssef #507.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Otto held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Youssef in 2.
Highest recorded here: Otto #113 in 2024, Youssef #748 in 2016.
The order changed in 2001: Otto moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #881 and #881; by 2001 that had become #707 and #842.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Otto #113, Youssef #1162.
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 | Otto | Youssef |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #115 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Otto and Youssef both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Youssef
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #482 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2022
Highest recorded position: #297 among boys in Norway, in 2017 (recorded 1966–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys