Given name & surname
Lotis
“resembling the water lily”
Lotis is a variant of Lotus. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the water lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lotis is a variant of Lotus. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the water lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lotis is a variant of Lotus. An origin associated with Lotus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lotis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 5 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 103 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lotis’s family of names
Lotis has a related form in Lotus. In Greek usage, Lotis as a surname is a transliteration of Λώτης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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