Otello
Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 5 February 1887.
Meaning & Origin of Otello
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 5 February 1887.
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The Story of Otello
Otello first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1929, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 6 Otellos were born — ranking #3,560 that year. As of 2026, Otello ranks #3,560 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Otellos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Otello
Otello is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Otello's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #3,560. Use the chart and map above to compare Otello's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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