Ottomar
A Germanic name meaning "wealthy, prosperous warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Ottomar. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ottomar today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ottomar births was 1918 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ottomar. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ottomar. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1918
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1918 SSA rank
#4,647
Tracked since 1918
Popularity
Ottomar: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ottomar by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ottomar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ottomar
The given name Ottomar is of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German elements "ot" meaning "wealth" and "mar" meaning "famous". It likely emerged in the early medieval period among the various Germanic tribes of central Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the 8th century Fulda manuscript, which mentions an Ottomar serving as a royal scribe in the court of the Frankish king Pepin the Short. This suggests the name was in use among the nobility and clergy at that time.
In the 11th century, an Ottomar is listed as a monk and chronicler at the monastery of Reichenau on Lake Constance. His written works provide valuable insight into the political and religious climate of that era in Germany.
A notable bearer of the name was Ottomar I, Count of Rietberg, who lived from around 1180 to 1237. He was a powerful feudal lord in what is now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and expanded his family's holdings through strategic marriages and military conquests.
During the Renaissance, an Italian artist named Ottomar Elliger the Elder (1516-1570) became renowned for his fresco paintings adorning churches and palaces in Rome and other Italian cities. His son, Ottomar Elliger the Younger (1555-1623), continued the family's artistic tradition.
In the 19th century, Ottomar Anschütz (1846-1907) was a German photographer and inventor who pioneered early motion picture technology with his "Anschütz Electrotachyscope". His innovative work capturing sequential images laid the groundwork for the development of cinema.
People
Ottomar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ottomar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ottomar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ottomar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ottomar going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Ottomar a common name?
We classify Ottomar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ottomar most popular?
The single biggest year for Ottomar was 1918, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ottomar is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ottomar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ottomar a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ottomar in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ottomar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ottomar in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ottomar can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Ottomar?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.