Lotus
Lotus was the 1826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 2023 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved up 481 places. More babies were named Lotus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,826 girls, up 302 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- 86% girls, 14% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,978babies recorded
Lotus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,826 | #4,631 | 110 | 22 |
| 2020 | #2,128 | #6,870 | 86 | 12 |
| 2010 | #3,185 | — | 52 | — |
| 2000 | #8,340 | — | 12 | — |
| 1990 | #12,271 | — | 6 | — |
| 1980 | #7,820 | — | 8 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,474 | — | 7 | — |
| 1950 | #2,850 | — | 14 | — |
| 1940 | #2,165 | — | 15 | — |
| 1930 | #2,628 | — | 12 | — |
| 1920 | #1,990 | — | 20 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lotus, counting every spelling?
Lotus has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,643 for girls in 2025, against #1,826 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Lotus?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lotus (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lotus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lotus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lotus?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Lotus are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Lotus a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lotus by state
How common Lotus was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.9×), Virginia (1.8×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lotus: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lotus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lotus
How popular is the name Lotus?
Lotus was the 1826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 2023 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved up 481 places. More babies were named Lotus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lotus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 86% girls, 14% boys given the name Lotus in the US.
Where is Lotus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lotus was most common in Georgia (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Virginia.