Given name & surname
Lotti
“a small, strong woman”
Lotti is a variant of Lottie. In French use, Lottie carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lotti is a variant of Lottie. In French use, Lottie carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lotti connects to the Charlotte name family through Lottie. Charlotte belongs to English and French naming traditions and was formed as a feminine diminutive of Charles.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Lotti connects to the Charlotte name family through Lottie. The shared background comes through Charlotte: Charlotte was formed from Charles using a feminine diminutive ending. Charlotte’s connection to the Charles family also links it to the older Germanic root behind that name.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lotti is a variant of Lottie. The history of Lottie gives this family its wider story. Lottie was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lotti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 0 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,227 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,227 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 120 as a first name in 2020; 455 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lotti’s family of names
Lotti has a related form in Lottie. In German usage, Lotti has a related form in Lotte. In Greek usage, Lotti as a surname is a transliteration of Λόττι.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lotti
- Lotti van der GaagDutch sculptor and painter (1923-1999)
- Lotti HuberGerman actress (1912-1998)
- Lotti GoldenAmerican musicianborn 1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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