Given name
Lotus
“resembling the water lily”
Lotus is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the water lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “resembling the water lily.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lotus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,978
- 212 boys · 2,766 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 165 babies
- 2025
- 132
- #1,826 for girls · #4,631 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 12% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 110 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,826 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 22 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,575 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.
Lotus’s family of names
Lotus has a related form in Lotas. Lotus has a related form in Lotass. Lotus has a related form in Lotis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lotus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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