Is Lota a boy or girl name?

Lota is a girl’s name. Of the 586 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lota

Recorded 1881–1947 · United States

Lota was most popular in 1912, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,116 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 586 people named Lota.

Lota over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lota’s peak in 1912. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lota a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lota is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 586 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org