Otis

Variation of Otto, German

"wealthy"

The name Otis is currently ranked #730 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #94 in 1899. The name is most popular in OTIS, OTIS, and OTIS. Otis is occasionally used for girls in 1976.

Otis Rank in US Top 1000

# 730 in the US

Otis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 166 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Otis

• 730 US 2024
• 166 Nameberry 2026
• 503 Future 2028
• 67 England 2024
• 156 scotland 2023
• 90 New Zealand 2022
• 22 Netherlands 2025
• 88 sweden 2024
• 25 Belgium 2024
• 44 Dogs 2023
• 77 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Otis

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Otis.

• Otto
• Alfie
• Kit
• Gus
• Archie
• Hugo
• Orson
• Linus
• Roscoe
• Alby
• Amos
• Wilbur
• Angus
• Albie
• Winston
• Monty
• Oscar
• Rufus
• Barnaby
• Hugh

Famous People Named Otis

• Otis Junior Nixon American baseball player
• Otis Ray Redding American soul singer
• Otis Williams singer of American group The Temptations
• Otis Rush American blues guitarist
• Otis Spann American blues pianist
• Otis Crandall Davis American Olympic sprinter
• Otis Theodore Wingo U.S. Congressman from Arkansas
• Otis Sterling American model
• Otis Ray Wilson American football player
• Otis Ray Bowen American politician, 44th governor of Indiana
• Otis Elmer Monroe grandfather of actress Marilyn Monroe
• Otis Frey son of musician Glenn Frey of the Eagles
• Otis Ferry (b. 1982) son of singer Bryan Ferry and model Lucy Helmore
• Otis Chevallier Hagen (b. 1990), son of singer Nina Hagen
• Otis Rainey (b. 2006) son of model/heiress Jasmine Guinness and Gawain Rainey
• Otis James Roger Connerty (b. 2008) son of actress Kate Ford and Jon Connerty
• Otis Akio Shinoda (b. 2009) son of musician Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park
• Otis Tobias Maguire (b. 2009) son of actor Tobey Maguire and jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer
• Otis Kasdan (b. 2010) son of singer Inara George and producer Jake Kasdan
• Otis Shard (b. 2011) daughter of Hon. Emily Lascelles Shard and Matthew Shard, member of the British royal family
• Otis Giansiracusa (b. 2011) son of AFL player Daniel Giansiracusa
• Otis Sonny David Macdonald (b. 2013) son of singer Leah Wood & Jack Macdonald
• Otis Alexander Sudeikis (b. 2014) son of actors Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis
• Otis McMullen (b. 2014) son of actor Nathan McMullen
• Clark Otis Marsden (b. 2010) son of actor Jason Marsden

The name Otis in Pop Culture

• Otis talking pug in film "The Adventures of Milo and Otis"
• Otis "male cow" in animated movie "Barnyard" and TV series "Back at the Barnyard"
• Otis "Bad" Blake character in movie "Crazy Heart"
• Otis character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Otis Hefter character in movie "Deep Impact"
• Otis Campbell town drunk on TV's "The Andy Griffith Show"
• Brian "Otis" Zvonecek character on TV's "Chicago Fire"
• Otis Day and the Knights fictional band in movie "National Lampoon's Animal House"
• "Otis " song by Kanye West and Jay,Z
• Otis one of Thor's goats from "Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard series"
• Otis Milburn main character on Netflix's "Sex Education"