Lotta
Lotta is given name and nickname that is a diminutive of Charlotte and Charlotta. Notable people with this name include the following:
- Swedish
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Lotta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lotta is given name and nickname that is a diminutive of Charlotte and Charlotta. Notable people with this name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Finnish
The Story of Lotta
The earliest SSA record of Lotta as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 12 babies received it. 1883 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Lotta — #366 in the national rankings. The 1880s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Lottas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 499 Lottas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lotta
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lotta. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lotta
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About the name Lotta
Lotta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 499 births in the dataset. Lotta's peak popularity came in 1883 when it ranked #366. Use the chart and map above to compare Lotta'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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