Lotus
Lotus is a given name. It is a botanical name.
Meaning & Origin of Lotus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lotus is a given name. It is a botanical name.
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The Story of Lotus
As a girl name
Lotus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1896, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 140 births, good for #1,522 nationwide. About 30% of every Lotus on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lotus ranks #1,550 for girls with 138 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lotus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 25 births, good for #4,116 nationwide. About 57% of every Lotus on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lotus ranks #4,770 for boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). All told, over 230 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 Lotus
Lotus is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Lotus's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #999. Use the chart and map above to compare Lotus'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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