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Boy name

Otho

100% boys · last recorded 1991

Otho has been given to about 3,328 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 835
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Otho per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1915 · 109
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,328

How popular is Otho?

Its best year was 1915, when 109 babies were given the name, ranking 533rd. The typical living American called Otho is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Otho

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Otto0.75
  2. Otha0.64
  3. Otis0.45

Middle names for Otho

Ranked by flow score
  1. Otho Paul0.83
  2. Otho Lee0.83
  3. Otho Dean0.82
  4. Otho Blake0.82
  5. Otho Bryce0.82
  6. Otho Wade0.82

Sibling names for Otho

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.85
  2. Cleoeither · 0.83
  3. Goldiesister · 0.83
  4. Lettiesister · 0.83
  5. Archiebrother · 0.77
  6. Hughbrother · 0.76

Where Otho is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Otho White0.78
    2. Otho Reyes0.78
    3. Otho Nguyen0.78
    4. Otho Lee0.78
    5. Otho Hill0.78
    6. Otho Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Otho

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.