Otis

Variation of Otto, German

"wealthy"

Otis Origin and Meaning

The name Otis is a boy's name of German origin meaning "wealthy".

Otis has real appeal for parents attracted to its catchy O initial and combination of strength and spunk. The appealing hero of the British TV show Sex Education has done much to propel Otis into the forefront of cool names.

Otis originally came into use as a tribute to the Revolutionary hero James Otis, and would be familiar to kids via the Disney film The Adventures of Milo and Otis.

Though well used at the turn of the last century, Otis was off the charts for two decades from 1995 to 2014, and now sounds like a fresh choice. Tobey Maguire used the name back in 2009. More recently, and possibly contributing to Otis's return to the Top 1000 in 2015, Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis gave the name to their son.

Otis Rank in US Top 1000

# 652 in the US

Otis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 109 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Otis

• 652 US 2023
• 109 Nameberry 2025
• 503 Future 2028
• 70 England 2023
• 156 Scotland 2023
• 90 New Zealand 2022
• 31 Netherlands 2024
• 88 Sweden 2024
• 27 Belgium 2023
• 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"