Boys' name · since 1880
Otho
Otho has 3,328 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,328
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,328 boys have been named Otho since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Otho has 3,328 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1991.
- #2,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,328 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Otho ranks #2,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,328 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,328
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Otho's 3,328 recorded births place it above 94.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Otho's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Otho's full recorded timeline at 1932, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 109 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Otho popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1991
- Peak year (1915)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Otho by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (784 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Otho's strongest decade.
784 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Otho births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 214
1880s
214 births
- 1890s 177
1890s
177 births
- 1900s 241
1900s
241 births
- 1910s
1910s
755 births
- 1920s
1920s
784 births
- 1930s
1930s
471 births
- 1940s 285
1940s
285 births
- 1950s 182
1950s
182 births
- 1960s 117
1960s
117 births
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 784 births (24% of all-time use).
How Otho compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Otho's total volume
Otho by state
Where Otho concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 285 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 196 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 151 | 4.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 121 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 79 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 66 | 2.0% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 36 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 28 | 0.8% |
285 of 3,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Otho appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Otho's data
- Otho's decade-level peak was the 1920s (784 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Othos (285 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Otho: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Otho draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.