Otis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OH-tis
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #78 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #652 for boys
Otis is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “wealth, fortune”. In 2025 it ranked 78th for boys in the UK (752 babies) and 652nd for boys in the US (422 babies).
What does Otis mean?
Germanic: English surname from the medieval name Ode, a form of Otto
“wealth, fortune”
From an English surname derived from Otto; soul singer Otis Redding is a famous bearer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Otis a girl's or a boy's name?
Otis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 752 boys in the UK and 422 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Otis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 78th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 752 about 1 in 400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.5% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 752 boys in the UK were named Otis, making it the 78th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 107th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 875 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Otis than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Otis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 71st in England and Wales, 190th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#67).
Otis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 752 | #78 |
| 2024 | 790 | #74 |
| 2023 | 820 | #74 |
| 2022 | 875 | #75 |
| 2021 | 757 | #83 |
| 2020 | 635 | #107 |
| 2019 | 479 | #131 |
| 2018 | 288 | #208 |
| 2017 | 290 | #210 |
| 2016 | 253 | #243 |
| 2015 | 203 | #283 |
| 2014 | 173 | #304 |
| 2013 | 133 | #358 |
| 2012 | 132 | #373 |
| 2011 | 109 | #403 |
| 2010 | 111 | #404 |
| 2009 | 97 | #432 |
| 2008 | 83 | #480 |
| 2007 | 66 | #538 |
| 2006 | 70 | #498 |
| 2005 | 75 | #433 |
| 2004 | 30 | #807 |
| 2003 | 28 | #808 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
How popular is Otis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 652nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 422 about 1 in 4,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 422 boys in the US were named Otis, making it the 652nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 648th. Its busiest year was 1920, with 1,031 boys.
Half of all the boys named Otis in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 1965, the years shaded on the chart below.
Otis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 422 | #652 |
| 2024 | 359 | #732 |
| 2023 | 420 | #651 |
| 2022 | 456 | #613 |
| 2021 | 427 | #646 |
| 2020 | 413 | #648 |
| 2019 | 351 | #706 |
| 2018 | 325 | #736 |
| 2017 | 319 | #744 |
| 2016 | 324 | #750 |
| 2015 | 266 | #844 |
| 2014 | 203 | #1,008 |
| 2013 | 177 | #1,063 |
| 2012 | 183 | #1,046 |
| 2011 | 144 | #1,212 |
| 2010 | 122 | #1,376 |
| 2009 | 131 | #1,324 |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,408 |
| 2007 | 112 | #1,442 |
| 2006 | 107 | #1,447 |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,401 |
| 2004 | 80 | #1,615 |
| 2003 | 78 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 82 | #1,511 |
| 2001 | 115 | #1,183 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,320 |
| 1999 | 84 | #1,392 |
| 1998 | 104 | #1,186 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,127 |
| 1996 | 115 | #1,058 |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,040 |
| 1994 | 138 | #932 |
| 1993 | 149 | #869 |
| 1992 | 155 | #848 |
| 1991 | 184 | #747 |
| 1990 | 213 | #695 |
| 1989 | 193 | #705 |
| 1988 | 192 | #678 |
| 1987 | 194 | #656 |
| 1986 | 213 | #610 |
| 1985 | 203 | #613 |
| 1984 | 218 | #574 |
| 1983 | 205 | #599 |
| 1982 | 254 | #537 |
| 1981 | 269 | #514 |
| 1980 | 296 | #492 |
| 1979 | 329 | #447 |
| 1978 | 297 | #467 |
| 1977 | 302 | #462 |
| 1976 | 324 | #431 |
| 1975 | 330 | #435 |
| 1974 | 309 | #456 |
| 1973 | 371 | #405 |
| 1972 | 379 | #404 |
| 1971 | 416 | #395 |
| 1970 | 496 | #366 |
| 1969 | 532 | #339 |
| 1968 | 497 | #347 |
| 1967 | 414 | #368 |
| 1966 | 421 | #369 |
| 1965 | 472 | #351 |
| 1964 | 532 | #341 |
| 1963 | 510 | #341 |
| 1962 | 477 | #366 |
| 1961 | 544 | #335 |
| 1960 | 556 | #326 |
| 1959 | 617 | #311 |
| 1958 | 662 | #294 |
| 1957 | 662 | #287 |
| 1956 | 706 | #278 |
| 1955 | 721 | #259 |
| 1954 | 751 | #257 |
| 1953 | 767 | #246 |
| 1952 | 748 | #249 |
| 1951 | 820 | #231 |
| 1950 | 831 | #221 |
| 1949 | 817 | #224 |
| 1948 | 845 | #220 |
| 1947 | 870 | #217 |
| 1946 | 781 | #217 |
| 1945 | 706 | #205 |
| 1944 | 759 | #198 |
| 1943 | 742 | #209 |
| 1942 | 737 | #207 |
| 1941 | 736 | #195 |
| 1940 | 661 | #199 |
| 1939 | 730 | #185 |
| 1938 | 718 | #190 |
| 1937 | 681 | #189 |
| 1936 | 699 | #187 |
| 1935 | 730 | #182 |
| 1934 | 769 | #177 |
| 1933 | 756 | #175 |
| 1932 | 812 | #174 |
| 1931 | 730 | #181 |
| 1930 | 831 | #172 |
| 1929 | 796 | #176 |
| 1928 | 884 | #165 |
| 1927 | 901 | #167 |
| 1926 | 878 | #168 |
| 1925 | 958 | #159 |
| 1924 | 1,011 | #158 |
| 1923 | 904 | #165 |
| 1922 | 988 | #156 |
| 1921 | 1,001 | #151 |
| 1920 | 1,031 | #146 |
| 1919 | 931 | #146 |
| 1918 | 936 | #151 |
| 1917 | 912 | #145 |
| 1916 | 908 | #142 |
| 1915 | 901 | #141 |
| 1914 | 709 | #140 |
| 1913 | 557 | #140 |
| 1912 | 522 | #126 |
| 1911 | 302 | #122 |
| 1910 | 285 | #109 |
| 1909 | 267 | #99 |
| 1908 | 243 | #105 |
| 1907 | 199 | #120 |
| 1906 | 184 | #115 |
| 1905 | 216 | #99 |
| 1904 | 181 | #115 |
| 1903 | 168 | #117 |
| 1902 | 169 | #112 |
| 1901 | 127 | #134 |
| 1900 | 212 | #110 |
| 1899 | 185 | #94 |
| 1898 | 179 | #107 |
| 1897 | 133 | #123 |
| 1896 | 124 | #135 |
| 1895 | 133 | #127 |
| 1894 | 129 | #121 |
| 1893 | 124 | #123 |
| 1892 | 126 | #130 |
| 1891 | 97 | #138 |
| 1890 | 119 | #122 |
| 1889 | 116 | #119 |
| 1888 | 116 | #133 |
| 1887 | 97 | #132 |
| 1886 | 99 | #136 |
| 1885 | 89 | #152 |
| 1884 | 107 | #133 |
| 1883 | 89 | #144 |
| 1882 | 116 | #122 |
| 1881 | 89 | #139 |
| 1880 | 88 | #154 |
Names like Otis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rupert, Louie, Archie, Frederick, Albert, Ellis, Felix, Otto, Reuben, Henry, Freddie, Arthur
Names related to Otis
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, William, Charlie, Emma, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles, Lottie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Otis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/otis, updated 20 October 2026.