Is Otho a boy or girl name?

Otho is a boy’s name. Of the 3,328 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Otho

Recorded 1880–1991 · United States

Otho was most popular in 1915, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,150 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,328 people named Otho.

Otho over time

Births per year. The dot marks Otho’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Otho a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Otho is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,328 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Otho

Where Otho is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org