Lottie
Lottie is an English feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Charlotte, Lieselotte, or Ottilie. It is an alternate form of Lotte, and that is also related to Lisa, Elisa and Elisabeth. Notable people with the name include the following:
- English
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Lottie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lottie is an English feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Charlotte, Lieselotte, or Ottilie. It is an alternate form of Lotte, and that is also related to Lisa, Elisa and Elisabeth. Notable people with the name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Swedish
The Story of Lottie
Lottie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 245 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 1,389 births, good for #143 nationwide. About 22% of every Lottie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lottie ranks #619 for baby girls with 483 births, rising sharply (+191% over the past five years). All told, over 49K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lottie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lottie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Caleigh
- Cali
- Calleigh
- Callie
- Cari
- Carla
- Carlee
- Carlene
- Carley
- Carli
- Carlie
- Carly
- Carlyn
- Carol
- Carola
- Carolina
- Caroline
- Carolyn
- Carrie
- Carrol
- Carry
- Caryl
- Charla
- Charlee
- Charleen
- Charleigh
- Charlene
- Charley
- Charli
- Charlie
- Charlotta
- Charlotte
- Charly
- Ina
- Kali
- Kalie
- Kallie
- Karla
- Karlee
- Karlene
- Karli
- Karlie
- Karly
- Karol
- Karolina
- Karolyn
- Karrie
- Lina
- Liselotte
- Sharla
- Sharleen
- Sharlene
- Tottie
- Totty
Names that sound like Lottie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Lottie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Lottie
Lottie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Lottie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #75. Use the chart and map above to compare Lottie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.