Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Lotus

Meaning Lotus is a given name Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #1,826 Trend ↑ Rising 41%

Lotus is a given name. It is a botanical name.

Rank 2025
#1,826
among girls · ↓173 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
132
named Lotus · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,612
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
165 babies
All-time total
2,978
#3,787 all-time among girls
First recorded
1896
in Social Security records

Lotus popularity over time

2,978 babies have been named Lotus since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 16 – 16 2 – #1,025
1900s 26 – 26 3 +63% #1,188
1910s 160 6 166 17 +538% #1,390
1920s 213 18 231 23 +39% #1,522
1930s 161 – 161 16 -30% #1,717
1940s 89 – 89 9 -45% #2,165
1950s 77 – 77 8 -13% #2,850
1960s 23 – 23 2 -70% #5,474
1970s 46 – 46 5 +100% #4,261
1980s 34 – 34 3 -26% #7,820
1990s 56 – 56 6 +65% #8,761
2000s 314 16 330 33 +489% #2,795
2010s 834 59 893 89 +171% #1,786
2020s (to 2025) 717 113 830 138 +55% #1,521

Where Lotus is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 115 0.07 outside top 500
2027 119 0.07 outside top 500
2028 123 0.08 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 129 0.08 outside top 500

Where Lotus is most popular

Girls named Lotus per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.078 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Nevada, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lotus born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 51 0.224 +189%
Nevada 7 0.151 +94%
Virginia 24 0.141 +81%
Ohio 27 0.114 +46%
New York 43 0.109 +40%
Florida 38 0.089 +14%
California 73 0.087 +12%
Indiana 11 0.078 ≈ national
Texas 48 0.060 -23%
North Carolina 12 0.053 -32%
Arizona 7 0.050 -36%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -40%
Colorado 5 0.045 -42%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lotus

Lotus is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,826 in 2025 with 110 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 2,978 American babies have been named Lotus, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 165 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lotus stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lotus?

The median living Lotus is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 2,400 people named Lotus are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lotus year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 110 #1,826 22 #4,631
2024 125 #1,653 20 #4,986
2023 140 #1,528 19 #5,177
2022 117 #1,771 14 #6,355
2021 139 #1,521 26 #4,085
2020 86 #2,128 12 #6,870
2019 87 #2,150 14 #6,291
2018 101 #1,961 8 #9,319
2017 117 #1,786 10 #7,922
2016 90 #2,163 7 #10,321
2015 81 #2,307 – –
2014 93 #2,086 5 #13,282
2013 95 #2,045 5 #13,298
2012 69 #2,616 5 #13,449
2011 49 #3,336 5 #13,560
2010 52 #3,185 – –
2009 64 #2,795 6 #11,899
2008 52 #3,246 5 #13,795
2007 43 #3,758 – –
2006 32 #4,529 – –
2005 34 #4,165 5 #12,594
2004 24 #5,315 – –
2003 19 #6,208 – –
2002 19 #6,033 – –
2001 15 #7,181 – –
2000 12 #8,340 – –
1995 9 #9,216 – –
1990 6 #12,271 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 8 #7,820 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 5 #7,111 – –
1960 7 #5,474 – –
1955 10 #3,941 – –
1950 14 #2,850 – –
1945 9 #3,287 – –
1940 15 #2,165 – –
1935 20 #1,746 – –
1930 12 #2,628 – –
1925 30 #1,522 – –
1920 20 #1,990 – –
1915 24 #1,501 6 #3,667
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lotus, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lotus?

The median living Lotus is about 9 years old. Half of all living Lotuss are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Lotus are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Lotus are alive in the United States, based on 2,978 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lotus mean?

Lotus is a given name. It is a botanical name.

How popular is the name Lotus in 2025?

Lotus ranked #1,826 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 110 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lotus?

2,978 babies have been named Lotus in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lotus most popular?

Lotus peaked in 2021, when 165 newborns received the name.

Is Lotus a boy or girl name?

Lotus is used for both: about 93% of babies named Lotus have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Lotus rising or falling?

Lotus is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lotus become more popular?

Lotus is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 129 girls named Lotus in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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