Otter vs Otto

Side-by-side comparison of Otter and Otto — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Otter

Boy name

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Name B

Otto

Boy name · Rank #274

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Metric Otter Otto
Current Rank Unranked #274
Total Births (all years) 5 38,669
Peak Year 2020 2024
Peak Year Births 5 1,239
Peak Decade 2020ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2020 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Otter Otto
1880ss — 2,679
1890ss — 2,543
1900ss — 1,746
1910ss — 5,552
1920ss — 5,542
1930ss — 3,135
1940ss — 1,918
1950ss — 1,513
1960ss — 1,125
1970ss — 712
1980ss — 575
1990ss — 610
2000ss — 1,168
2010ss — 4,570
2020ss 5 5,281

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Otter Otto
2014 — 417
2015 — 526
2016 — 560
2017 — 617
2018 — 707
2019 — 719
2020 5 792
2021 — 975
2022 — 1,082
2023 — 1,193
2024 — 1,239

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2020–2020.

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