Otto vs Owen
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Otto
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #277
- Peak
- #63 (1880)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,241
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, MN, OH
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Owen
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #31
- Peak
- #18 (2022)
- Babies in 2025
- 7,190
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
The verdict
Owen is the more popular pick (#31 vs #277). If you want a name everyone recognizes, go Owen; if you want your child to be the only one in class, Otto wins.
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