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Otto

male

Otto.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #90 in Norway in 1947. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #113 to #1199.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#113#1199
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#976
1997#1113
1998#738
1999#1199
2000#881
2001#707
2002#722
2003#746
2004#717
2005#638
2006#528
2007#519
2008#523
2009#485
2010#397
2011#507
2012#375
2013#399
2014#321
2015#254
2016#286
2017#264
2018#236
2019#237
2020#211
2021#162
2022#158
2023#119
2024#113

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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