Lotis
The Story of Lotis
As a girl name
American parents first put Lotis on the record books as a girl name in 1918, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 6 Lotiss were born — ranking #4,291 that year. About 67% of every Lotis on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lotis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1925, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lotis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 5 births, good for #3,898 nationwide. Lotis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1916, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lotis
Lotis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Lotis's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #4,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Lotis'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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