How Many People Are Named Lotus?
people named Lotus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 145,688 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,978 babies named Lotus in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
165 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the lotus flower (species Nelumbo nucifera) or the mythological lotus tree. They are ultimately derived from Greek λωτος (lotos). In Greek and Roman mythology the lotus tree was said to produce a fruit causing sleepiness and forgetfulness.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lotus, 92% were girls and 8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lotus fell from 96.4% in the 1910s to 86.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lotus alive today is about 15 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lotus first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 2021, to 165 babies. In 2025, 132 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lotus has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,025, in 1896. In 2025 it ranked #1,826.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,826 |
| Best rank | #1,025 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,270 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lotus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lotus were born in California than in any other state: about 301 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lotus was given 2.8 times as often in California, 2.1 times in Georgia and 1.9 times in Ohio.
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