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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Otho

Otho was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 322nd; the most babies were born in 1915 (109). More babies were named Otho in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1915109 babies
Total since 1880
3,328babies recorded

Otho popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,0356
1970#2,83912
1960#1,75922
1950#1,79418
1940#1,35825
1930#96550
1920#71982
1910#51031
1900#52821
1890#53014
1880#41918

How popular is Otho, counting every spelling?

Otho has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Otho?

About 500 people born in the US named Otho are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 61 and 81. That makes Otho a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Otho by state

How common Otho was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.7×), Arkansas (5.3×), North Carolina (2.7×), Virginia (2.5×), Texas (2.3×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIN0.18Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesWV0.10Virginia: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesVA0.29Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.62 per 1,000 babiesAR0.62Tennessee: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTN0.06North Carolina: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesNC0.31South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesOK0.21Louisiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesLA0.08Mississippi: 0.67 per 1,000 babiesMS0.67Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesTX0.27Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Otho, boys, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Otho

How popular is the name Otho?

Otho was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 322nd; the most babies were born in 1915 (109). More babies were named Otho in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Otho a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 3,328 boys.

Where was Otho most popular?

In 1913–1917, Otho was most common in Mississippi (0.67 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and North Carolina.