Given name
Lotty
“a small, strong woman”
Lotty is a variant of Lottie. In French use, Lottie carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lotty 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
Lotty 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
Lotty 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lotty 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
Lotty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1912
- 5 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 5 in 1912. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 104 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lotty
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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