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Otter
OriginAnimal name
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Otter
While we don't see many parents adopting Otter as a name for their own babies, Zooey Deschanel put this one in the lexicon when she used it as a middle name for her adorably-named daughter Elsie Otter. Even in the celebrisphere, Otter is one of the most unique baby names we've heard.
Otter for boys
Otter first came onto the baby name radar when Zooey Deschanel used it as a middle name for her daughter in 2015. It entered the US charts the same year, but as a boy name. Cute, sleek and wild, it's an interesting alternative to more popular animal names like Fox and Bear.
Pronounced AH-ter.
As of October 2026, Otter ranked #13535 in US births in 2020 SSA.
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