Name Legacy

Lotus

Recorded 1896–2025 · United States

Lotus was most popular in 2021, when 165 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,503 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,929, with 132 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,978 people named Lotus.

Most popular in2021
Rank that year#2,503
Births that year165
Total since 18802,978
Given to93% girls

Lotus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lotus’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lotus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lotus is mostly a girl’s name — 92.9% of the 2,978 Americans given it were girls and 7.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 88% girls and 12% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lotus

Where Lotus is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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